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McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

The McMurray's test evaluates for meniscal tear.
With the patient
McMurray's Test ... for Meniscal Tear ... The McMurray's ... open_michigan #McMurrays ... #Tear #Knee #PhysicalExam
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... for Meniscal Tear ... on Knee Examination ... #Tear #Meniscus ... #Knee #clinical
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Systemic disease ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... SLE - Behcet Disease ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
GI - Felty syndrome ... • Felty's syndrome ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... Inflammation of ear ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... Giant retinal tears ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... Features: alveolitis, ear ... thromboembolic disease ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - ... - Recurrent disease ... flares - 2-year ... David #Susac #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... Structural: Celiac disease ... diet, Alcoholism, Tea-toast ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... Gastrointestinal disease ... Previous episodes • Medical ... differentiate disease
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of 37°C to the near-freezing ... with autoimmune diseases ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology