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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... beneficial in septic ... nongonococcal septic ... unable to rule out septic
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glaucoma, Giant cell arteritis ... Vascular: Hypertension ... Encephalitis, Abscess, Septic ... Diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
contacts with similar illness ... at home or at work ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... therapy - ENT/dental ... infection: ear, sinus, dental
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Function Tests in the Evaluation ... Hyperthyroidism: Work-up ... pregnancy, critical illness ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Mental Status Exam ... the mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... anxiety about work ... Awareness of illness ... psychiatry #diagnosis #evaluation