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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
, elbows) • Underlying ... disease states Pathophysiology ... precipitates with calcium ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... /wrists and knees ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... drift of fingers, radial ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
> Clearance of calcium ... high-resolution ultrasound ... Disease #Signs #Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... fibrosis. 4) Calcium ... at the time of diagnosis ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... , elbows) • Underlying ... culture used to diagnose ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... blinks to threat Cranial ... flexed at the elbow ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
knees, fingers, wrist ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... not possible • Ultrasound ... management #treatment #rheumatology