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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Causes: Calcific ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... arm, empty can test ... Cuff #Syndrome #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #sports
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Palsy This tests ... grip weakness caused ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #hand
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... (IDA) Tests: ... total body iron stores ... Iron #Deficiency #Anemia ... Fe #diagnosis #hematology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
have hemolytic anemia ... folate that can cause ... mobilize folate stores ... depleted tissue stores ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
over areas of stress ... reticularis Blood: Anemia ... inflammation tends to cause ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Examination: • Signs ... disease • Pull test ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... texture at bald spots ... Initial Laboratory Tests
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Pathophysiology ... to lock up iron stores ... #disease #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

The Eichhoff test is used to assess for de Quervain's tenosynovitis,
condition that causes ... rotates the wrist to cause ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #rheumatology #
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

The Eichhoff test is used to assess for de Quervain's tenosynovitis,
condition that causes ... rotates the wrist to cause ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #rheumatology #
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

The Eichhoff test is used to assess for de Quervain's tenosynovitis,
condition that causes ... rotates the wrist to cause ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #rheumatology #