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Investigating DVT: approach to symptoms suggestive of lower limb deep vein thrombosis
#Diagnosis #DVT #deepvein #thrombosis #wells
Investigating DVT: approach ... to symptoms suggestive ... vein thrombosis #Diagnosis ... score #assessment #evaluation ... #symptoms #bmj
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
evaluation of dizziness ... approach to determining ... The approach uses ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... • Tendon • Ligament ... or nerve root Symptoms ... #rheumatology #approach ... #differential #diagnosis
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
muscle, tendon, ligaments ... and joint capsule ... muscles, tendons, ligaments ... #Dislocation #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cervical Spine X-Ray Anatomy - Lateral
Very commonly performed but still one of the trickiest to interpret
have a systematic approach ... check out the alignment ... after a careful evaluation ... spaces and facet joints ... atlanto-axial joint
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
tenderness over ligament ... soft tissue and joints ... Arthritis of DIP joints ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
capsule ligaments ... active shoulder joint ... healthy, flexible ligaments ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... • How many joints ... constitutional symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... Median arcuate ligament ... accompanied by joint ... #differential #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
is helpful in evaluating ... cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... Precordial Transition Point ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis