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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
findings • Paresthesia ... elbow flexion test ... • + Tinel sign ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Symptoms and Signs ... Criteria - Either ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is unconscious, signs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... examination and vital signs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... Signs: hypotension ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
ratio > 1 in V2 • Wellens ... sign A - Biphasic ... chest pain • Wellens ... sign B - Deeply ... #EKG #diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
and workup ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... Dementia - 2nd cause
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis