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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential ... to Chronic Renal ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... Lung abscess Primary ... : Symptomatic Primary ... HIV-infected patients should
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... Lung abscess Primary ... : Symptomatic Primary ... HIV-infected patients should
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• recurrent fractures ... thigh bones -> chronic ... pain • loss of secondary ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... • Elevation of urinary
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Findings • Primary ... thyroid disease) • Secondary ... , humeral head fracture ... a stroke that caused ... stages #staging #msk
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... EPO-independent (primary ... up EPO levels Primary ... normal/high - Chronic ... Best to have an
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... should be ordered ... • Infectious causes ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... management #neurology #differential