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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Rheumatology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Raise Test - Pain ... lateral inguinal ligament ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #diagnosis #causes
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK ... Case description ... hallucis longus Differential ... flexion but no symptoms ... #msk
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Tendon • Ligament ... or nerve root Symptoms ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Median arcuate ligament ... #Rare #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm