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THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
all cases there are ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... - Sickle cell disease ... Rheumatology ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Ulnar Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Ulnar nerve is the nerve of hand power and control. It
of the palm and dorm ... branches in the arm ... reduced in power as well ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
invades mononuclear cells ... CNS ○ Infected cells ... activation -> diffuse myelin ... Diagnosis: MRI ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
amyotrophy with the pathologic ... - Microglial cells ... are the immune ... cells of the nervous ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
directed towards the myelin ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... CSF white blood cell ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... vaccination - Myelin ... #management #neurology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
→ endothelial cell ... Biopsy to confirm diagnosis ... rule out other pathology ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnosis? ... patients with EMD myeloma ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... • Multiple myeloma ... #Workup #Hematology