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Full thickness Supraspinatus defect in a patient in their 30's, trauma related. Full case to follow
defect in a patient ... Full case to follow ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... #ultrasound #msk ... #pocus
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... Optic nerve* (main cause ... neuritis due to MS ... How to test it? ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect
Full thickness Supraspinatus Tear on POCUS

Utilise resisted tests to further assess tendon integrity when using MSK
Full thickness Supraspinatus ... Tear on POCUS ... Utilise resisted tests ... ultrasound...a case ... #pocus
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... disease who test ... null when it’s ... error: accept null ... but not on the causal
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Disease trigger - Direct ... - Ice cube test ... , TempTest test ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
with coagulation defects ... Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... Severe coagulation defects ... hematology #diagnosis #table
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
whispered voice test ... and stroke may affect ... Sensorineural problems affect ... cause unknown) ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
with coagulation defects ... Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... Severe coagulation defects ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test ... joint capsule cause ... joint preventing full ... BunnelLittler #Test ... clinical #video #msk