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TRAUMA Mnemonic for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

T - Traumatic Experience - A Traumatic event occurred
helplessness, fear ... distressing and cause ... criteria for post-traumatic ... West J Med. 2001 ... PTSD #Mnemonic #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Sensory ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... management #neurology #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... capillaries • Criteria ... #differential # ... diagnosis #NCPE
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... in literature (NEJM ... (Cornelia NEJM ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... exposure to or symptoms ... within the last year ... but do not meet criteria ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... tract, and often causes ... well as inner ear ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... retinopathy Lab Tests
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... and fatigue Criteria ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... : • Clinical tests