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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Person Syndrome - Diagnosis ... of superimposed spasms ... Syndrome #SPS #Diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... • Diffuse spasm ... may precipitate spasm ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... Angina #cardiology #diagnosis
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric region spans ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Muscle pain or spasm ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Molluscum Contagiosum 
Clinical 
 • Most common in school-age children 
 • Transmitted by direct contact
extremities • Spares ... the palms and soles ... #Contagiosum #Diagnosis
Pathophysiology Based Approach to Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Algorithm

Not the "classic" Volume based approach. 

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology ... Hyponatremia - Diagnostic ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Management of Jackhammer Esophagus or Esophageal Spasm
Step 1: Assess the severity of the motility disturbance
Step 2:
or Esophageal Spasm ... Consider further diagnostics ... Esophagus #Esophageal #Spasm
Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology

#Polycythemia #Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology #hematology #algorithm #differential #diagnosis
Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology ... Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Infantile Spasms 
Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis 
1) Flexor spasms: Sudden flexion of neck, trunk, arms, and
Infantile Spasms ... Sclerosis 1) Flexor spasms ... 2) Extensor spasms ... Developmental delay Diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Pathophysiology ... range of potential pathophysiologic ... - Pathophysiology ... Immunocompromised #Diagnosis