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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... ) #Gowers #Sign ... neurology #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular ... #dystrophy #DMD
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... Pericarditis, CAD ... acidosis (eg, DM
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
Gowers' Sign on ... #Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam ... neurology #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular ... #dystrophy #DMD
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... factors (age, DM ... usually with hot showers ... decreased nerve perfusion ... Monocular #VisionLoss #Differential
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... Color Doppler with lower ... - Karan Desai MD ... acuteMI #cardiology #differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
air-bronchogram in the right lower ... This patient had ... non-productive cough, that did ... dealing with the differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... abdominal pain have had ... evaluations that did ... cardiac causes • Lower ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • PAD ... • Neuropathy (DM ... #Leg #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
necrosis, Charcot (DM2 ... joint destruction lower ... If that patient had ... presentation with lower ... approach #workup #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
shoe size, ↑ heel-pad ... before epiphyseal fusion ... Insulin resist + DM ... Differential Diagnosis