7 results
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
displaced in the transverse ... displaced in the transverse ... coronal and/or transverse ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics in Sepsis

Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed
Nicholas Zimick, MD, MS ... Antibiotics #Sepsis #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis ... 10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Predictive of MS ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Lachman's test + Pivot ... #ACL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management