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Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... Henoch-Schonlein purpura • DIC ... Pathophysiology #Nutrition #Diagnosis
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) vs Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
#Diagnosis #TTP #DIC #Comparison #Table #Laboratory #Findings #RebelEM
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC ... ) #Diagnosis #TTP ... #DIC #Comparison
Lumbar spine reporting - Nomenclature
Bulge (>25% disc circumference)
  - Symmetric (Circumferential) 
  - Asymmetric
Nomenclature Bulge (>25% disc ... Herniation (<25% disc ... Spine #Reporting #Disc ... Protrusion #Radiology #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Disc Herniations - Pathogenesis and Complications
• 90% of Lumbar disc herniations happen at L4/5 and L5/S1
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Disc Herniations ... 90% of Lumbar disc ... 60% of cervical disc ... the vertebral disc ... complications #msk
Thrombocytopenia 
Work up, differential diagnosis and management.

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#thrombocytopenia #platelets #ITP #DIC
, differential diagnosis ... platelets #ITP #DIC
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... distal to the DIP ... Swollen and tender DIP ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Subcommittee recognizes a published scoring system to help identify
help identify DIC ... i a t e d with DIC ... suggestive of DIC ... 97% specific for DIC ... scores.[6] #Diagnosis
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
- Differential Diagnosis ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Important Questions to Ask of a Patient Presenting With Syncope
 • What were you doing immediately
Important Questions to Ask ... • Did you have any ... a prodrome) • Did ... awoke, how long did ... Questions #Interview #Diagnosis
Papilledema vs Normal Optic Disc

Blurred vs sharp optic disc margins

#Papilledema #OpticDisc #Normal #Comparison #Fundoscopy #Ophthalmology #Clinical
vs Normal Optic Disc ... vs sharp optic disc ... Ophthalmology #Clinical #Diagnosis