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Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... Plantar #Fasciitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #foot ... podiatry #msk #sports
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... Plantar #Fasciitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #foot ... podiatry #msk #sports
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... symptoms/signs ... disease; T2DM, type ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... damage - CXR should ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Predicted very short ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... most common type ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... suspicion • Should ... be on differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential