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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 ... myositis overlap • Vascular ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... symptoms #testing #workup
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... Frontal atrophy Vascular ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Roos' Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Roos' Test - abduct the shoulders to 90 degrees, flex the
Outlet Syndrome ... Roos' Test - ... degrees, flex the elbows ... clinical #video #vascular ... #msk #orthopedics
Roos' Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform the Roos' Test abduct the shoulders to 90 degrees,
Roos' Test for Thoracic ... Outlet Syndrome ... degrees, flex the elbows ... clinical #video #vascular ... #msk #orthopedics
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
osteopetrosis, avascular ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... flexed at the elbow ... Arms extended; wrists
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... you’ll do a good workup ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... • Disorders of vascular ... cascade is intact - test ... von Willebrand syndrome ... liver function tests
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Non-bloody: OA, avascular ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #