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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Arthritis • Popliteus ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
• Posterior hip ... wall • Anterior hip ... impact onto lateral hip ... • Shortened leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
paradoxical emboli - Popliteal ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... neoplasms - PNH - HIT ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... One hip is maximally ... contralateral leg ... video #sports #msk
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Henoch Schonlein Leg ... ED with lower leg ... Tip: To differentiate ... clinical #photo #dermatology ... #HSP
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
that predisposed him ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Leg #SkinRash
Greater Trochanteric Bursa Injection 

Usually roll patient on side, find the most tender spot, approximately an
of transected leg ... well below hip ... video #procedure #rheumatology ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #hip
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- Infections (HIV ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... Malignancies (eg ... Tuberculosis • HIV ... #differential #hematology
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
45-year-old female. Bilateral legs/knees discomfort and swelling. POCUS: Baker’s cyst. Compressible veins 

Ali
Bilateral legs/knees ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #popliteal
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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Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... Osteochondroma Hematologic ... differential #diagnosis #msk