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Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Disc Herniations - Pathogenesis and Complications
• 90% of Lumbar disc herniations happen at L4/5 and L5/S1
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C6/7 Aging ->Degeneration ... complications #msk ... #pathophysiology
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Neuromuscular degeneration ... Geriatrics #Falls #pathophysiology
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Knock-Knee'd Degenerative ... - Degenerative ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
around the hip • Degeneration ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Mucoid Degeneration ... often be NORMAL on arthroscopy ... #ACL #Mucoid #degeneration ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Large lumbar degenerative ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
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High Thrombin Generation ... Clot #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory and Degenerative ... ESR, RF, ANA) Degenerative ... #Inflammatory #Degenerative ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology