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A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
schema of the pathophysiology ... complex storage diseases ... of information: Pediatrics ... , UpToDate #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
 •
Alzheimer's Disease ... Epidemiology • Pathophysiology ... #Alzheimers #Disease ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #management #geriatrics
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... culture used to diagnose ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... While the pathophysiology ... for the hip/knee ... despite severe disease ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
- Differential Diagnosis ... species - Lyme disease ... birefringent - CPPD ... Usually involves the knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Cerebrovascular disease ... - Parkinson's Disease ... Lifestyle #Geriatrics ... #Falls #pathophysiology ... complications #diagnosis
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Vasodilation Lung Disease ... - Especially COPD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... phase • Paget disease ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Radiology #XRay #MSK #pediatrics
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
) Deposition Disease ... (especially in knees ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis