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Deep Vein Thrombosis Ultrasound Pocket Card
Deep Vein Thrombosis Scanning Sites:
 • Common Femoral Vein 
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Vein Thrombosis Ultrasound ... Vein • Popliteal ... Vein • Popliteal ... DeepVein #Thrombosis #DVT ... #pocus #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... constitutional or radicular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis • Popliteus ... Slipped capital femoral ... Leg Pain: • DVT ... #lower #extremity
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Popliteal (Baker ... • Popliteal cysts ... associated with intra-articular ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... DIAGNOSIS based ... flare • intra-articular
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... artery syndrome - Extremely ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura, livedo reticularis ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... extremities, upper extremity
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... prior dose unless extremely ... monitoring (vital signs
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... necrosis of the femoral ... fasciculata and zona reticularis ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms