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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... thrombophlebitis Skin ... band syndrome • Shin ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Edema occurs when fluid that accumulates in tissues leads to swelling. When
a pit, in the skin ... non-pitting edema, the skin ... Symptoms may include skin ... -Causes may include ... #Pedal #Clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness, arms > legs ... life-threatening Differential ... Brain stem/Cranial nerve ... - Repetitive nerve ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... nodes: 13-15%, skin ... anterior/posterior MSK ... extensor surface of legs
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip raises ... tightness, femoral nerve ... Rectus #Femoris #clinical ... #video #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip raises ... tightness, femoral nerve ... Rectus #Femoris #clinical ... #video #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... amyloidosis, PAH Skin ... : • Dry skin (xerosis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... flexors of the legs ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam
Pitting edema is often diagnosed with a physical exam. The doctor may
to the swollen skin ... the underlying cause ... a pit, in the skin ... non-pitting edema, the skin ... #clinical #video