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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Patellofemoral pain syndrome ... stenosis/nerve compression ... • Sciatica • Tarsal ... tunnel syndrome ... Immobilization) • Acute
Raynaud Phenomenon Differential Diagnosis:

Rheumatologic

 - MCC systemic sclerosis, RA, SLE, Sjogren syndrome, Antisynthetase syndrome, MCTD
Heme

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Hypercoagulable state (eg ... APLA) - Vascular ... Chemotherapy (eg ... Hypothyroidism - Carpal ... tunnel syndrome
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Atherosclerosis) Compression ... Any structure compressing
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... injury, often from vascular ... ->Cord compression ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... weakness and #Acute
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... fracture or prolonged compression ... Narrowing of spinal canal ... stopping walking (vascular
Carpal Compression Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The carpal compression test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Provide direct
Carpal Compression ... The carpal compression ... Video via @open_michigan ... #Carpal #Compression ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Ortner's (Cardiovocal) Syndrome - Left Vocal Cord Paralysis on Laryngoscopy

A 42 yo presented with a hoarse
(Cardiovocal) Syndrome ... Work up led to a ... finding of a saccular ... The aneurysm was compressing ... or cardiovocal syndrome
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of Acute ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Vascular occlusion ... ) • Ureteral compression ... #AKI #causes #Acute
Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment ... Syndrome • Crush ... compartments) -> Vascular ... Prolonged limb compression ... compartment pressure #Acute
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... due to severe compression ... spine • MCC- acute ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... : • Surgical decompression