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Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
inflammation of middle ... mastoid cavity as middle ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #otology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Incontinence • Saddle ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... - Hematoma - Stab ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... at the time of diagnosis ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... anterior/posterior MSK
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Idiopathic): Unknown etiology ... a stroke that caused ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... Psychiatric symptoms ... • Delusions Ocular ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Questions to Ask ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... rare: • End stage
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
bone formation MSK ... remodeling of middle ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Idiopathic: etiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... + XR • Early Stage ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... classification #hematology #oncology