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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee and ... rises off the table ... Video via @open_michigan ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
patient lifts their chest ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #vascular ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
patient lifts their chest ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #vascular ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... Avascular necrosis ... XR, MRI to dx and ... stage
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Coxsackie virus A and ... injury Blunt chest ... Posttraumatic Collagen vascular ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Differential #
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... Direct/indirect chest ... disease: Collagen vascular ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Costoclavicular Maneuver for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform the Costoclavicular Maneuver, draw the patient's shoulders inferiorly and
shoulders inferiorly and ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #vascular
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... the patient is unable ... Palsy #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #hand