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Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
Reproductive Number (R0 ... The R0 for Wuhan ... figures for other diseases ... Fatality 2-3% ** 'Ro ... #Ro #RNaught #Contagious
Common Signs in Parkinson's Disease - SMART Mnemonic

Shuffling-Gait 
Mask-like Face 
Akinesia 
Rigidity 
Tremor 

#SMART #Mnemonic #Parkinsons
Common Signs in ... Parkinson's Disease ... Shuffling-Gait Mask-like ... Mnemonic #Parkinsons #Signs
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... blade of grass sign ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... mass and NO prior signs ... - **MSK rads ... diffuse chondral disease ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... blade of grass sign ... Radiology #XRay #MSK
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
multisystemic disease ... Antibodies: Anti-Ro ... Antibodies: • Anti-Ro ... demyelinating disease ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Unilateral • Signs ... - Typical MS-like ... other auto-immune diseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... Rheumatologic Disease ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK