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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
other vasospastic disorders ... Pathophysiology: ... microvascular injury ... perform provocative tests ... in cath lab Treatment
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Posterior Cruciate Ligament ... (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis ... PCL: The PCL is injured ... PosteriorCruciateLigament #PCL #Injury ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Algorithm Definitions ... Pathophysiology ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... Algorithm By
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Responsive to Treatment ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #differential #algorithm
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... lateral inguinal ligament ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Induced Liver Injury ... Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Hepatic vascular disorder ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ... (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis ... + Pivot Shift test ... AnteriorCruciateLigament #ACL #Injury ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... Prolonged shoulder injury ... joint capsule ligaments ... healthy, flexible ligaments ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Presentation: Injury ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely injured ... is likely the best ... and promote Lung rest ... #pathophysiology ... #criticalcare #treatment