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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Causes: Calcific ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... of arm, empty can ... test +ve #Rotator ... #MSK #anatomy #
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): ... + Painful arc test ... pain + Hawkin's test ... #symptoms #msk ... #pathophysiology
Empty Can (Jobe) Test

Position: Flex shoulder to 90 degrees in the scapular plane. Internally rotate the
Test Position ... Positive sign is ... #Jobe #Test #Shoulder ... clinical #video #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... First, physicians should ... if the diarrhea can ... to sort out the ... much smaller differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... lumbar spine Signs ... sacral nerves which can ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... that should be ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... USS, ultrasound scan ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... metabolic demand causes ... Normally, glucose stores ... in liver should ... insulinoma, BG can
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
It can be divided ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... orthostatic vital sign ... Further diagnostics should
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... - Dyspnea at rest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... : - PE can cause ... #differential #
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Ligament (HAGL) can ... be a cause of anterior ... Differential diagnosis ... GAGL): "Reverse J sign ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk