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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
etiology Signs/Symptoms ... Thompson calf squeeze test ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Ruptured Achilles Tendon on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Case of the Week! 30 yo M presented
Ruptured Achilles ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #Tendon #Ruptured ... #Complete #Tear ... #MSK #Clinical
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Straight Leg Raise Test ... inguinal ligament (near ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK ... hallucis longus Differential ... syndesmotic ligament tear ... flexion but no symptoms ... #msk
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Globe rupture ... Complete vision
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Giant retinal tears
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain, Eye ... , and Ear Visual ... or auditory symptoms ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tracts Immune Complex ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... Eye -> retinopathy ... Lab Tests:
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... management #neurology #differential