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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
gastrocnemius (+ Thompson ... calf squeeze test ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
cuff (RC) muscle-tendon ... + Painful arc test ... Syndrome #SIS #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #pathophysiology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
weight-bearing joints tend ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... present both at rest ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Erythema, fluctuant, tender ... aspect of mastoid tip ... Posteriorly to occipital ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... depressed deep tendon ... and sensitive tests ... for diagnosis of ... the underlying pathophysiology