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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
is 15cm long in ... Thompson calf squeeze test ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... usually visuals) Tension ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology
Pectoralis Major Rupture Injury during Bench Press Exercise
CLINICAL: a rare injury patterns with typical sudden "tear/pop"
typical sudden "tear ... excessive tension ... Inferior to operative management ... clinical #video #msk ... #orthopedics
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... depressed deep tendon ... and sensitive tests ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... If ok with ICU team ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... claudication, headaches ... the “Chewing gum test ... day, followed by long ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Biologic: 2nd or 3rd ... #Management