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Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
=> Over time, active ... Months later, active ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #staging #msk
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
of active seizures ... and bag-valve mask ... Patients should ... The focus is on ... #Emergency #Neurology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... interferes with the activity ... - altered mental ... status - hemodynamic ... #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... count in the CSF should ... nonconvulsive status ... #management #neurology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... Underlying disease states ... Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Management #Treatment
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
to fibroadipose septa ... with the achilles images ... interrogation as it should ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Management #Treatment