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Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... absent: lower back pain ... Raise Test - Pain ... lateral inguinal ligament ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
GI, infectious, hematologic ... extra-abdominal causes ... (Table 2). ... differentials is ... #Localization #Causes
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK ... Case description ... findings and torn ligament ... flexion but no symptoms ... #msk
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... Median arcuate ligament ... when the patient is ... #differential #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... last 3 months + symptom ... and Hepatology ... #workup #gastroenterology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
the pain from: ... • Tendon • Ligament ... or nerve root Symptoms ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
a stroke that caused ... ; any movement is ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... stages #staging #msk