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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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, Stabbing) - ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... inguinal ligament (near ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #signs #symptoms
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... exposure to or symptoms ... but do not meet criteria ... #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... #Staging **
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
, rotator cuff tear ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #stages #staging ... #msk
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
ulcerated • MSK ... infected without symptoms ... year after infection ... #Syphilis #stages ... #diagnosis #management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Signs and symptoms ... magnetic resonance imaging ... criteria for MS ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... screening • Imaging ... (if atypical symptoms ... Valacyclovir 1g tid ... #Management #Treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
• Age range: 3rd ... and Signs: 50% ... >40C), mental status ... and signs: • ... Starting beta blockers
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
regurgitation velocity (TRV ... m/s • Other signs ... Diagnostic criteria ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... improved functional status
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Hyperreflexia develops later ... Criteria: • Sensory ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test