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Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... point where tissue perfusion ... • Syndrome caused ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... • Diagnosis:
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
characteristic "waiter's tip ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bone/Joint Causes ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... decreased renal perfusion ... #Management #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... focus on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... - Compartment syndrome ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... pneumonia, pleural effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... coughed and now his ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #PhysicalExam
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • Dry ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... thickening or effusion