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Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Manifested as the inability ... to make the OK sign ... #Injury #OK #Sign ... #OKSign #clinical ... #orthopedics #Hand
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... : • Disease fatal ... exertion • Neurologic ... Bell's palsy, peripheral ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
positive with symptom ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... #ULNT1 #ULTT1 #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... diagnosis #management #signs
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear ... Confirmatory Tests ... Thin and thick peripheral
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... glucose uptake in peripheral ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... cytometry • Peripheral ... cells can indicate disease
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... the “Chewing gum test ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... Examples: - Peripheral ... positive Romberg sign ... arthritis - Joint instability ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology