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Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Curve Left Shift ... pregnancy • chronic ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Infectious Knee ... #differential # ... diagnosis #msk #
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Infection (Chronic ... Usually involves the knee ... Monoarthritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... cell tumor • Chronic ... blade of grass sign ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... heart due to a chronic ... superimposed pulmonay infection
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... noninflammatory Signs ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts ... • These shifts ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... epidural hematoma • Infection ... lumbar spine Signs ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Valgus position of knee ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
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occur around the knee ... cell tumor • Chronic ... blade of grass sign ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK