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Epiploic Appendagitis
Epiploic appendages = Small fat-filled pouches of visceral peritoneum that hang from teniae coli
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appendage due to torsion ... 7% of patients diagnosed ... #Appendagitis #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Ligaments tear a portion ... onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Pseudobladder of large Ovarian Cyst in Torsion on POCUS - Sagittal View

Young female with sudden pelvic
Ovarian Cyst in Torsion ... on POCUS - Sagittal ... Diagnosis/differential ... double bladder sign ... #POCUS #clinical
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Nystagmus: Usually torsional ... BPPV; horizontal-torsional ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison
The whirlpool sign of acute testicular torsion. Always nice to clinch the diagnosis.

Dr. Howard T Heller
The whirlpool sign ... acute testicular torsion ... to clinch the diagnosis ... #whirlpool #sign ... #scrotal #pocus
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... mydriasis, miosis • Tension-type ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
in the petrous portion ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
middle ear • Portion ... the middle ear Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... Not reliable, so diagnosis ... reconstruction; erosion
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs ... and Symptoms Associated ... Dental enamel erosion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms