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Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... sequestrum, cloaca, and ... phase • Paget disease ... blade of grass sign ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
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occur around the knee ... sequestrum, cloaca, and ... blade of grass sign ... @docskalski #Knee ... Radiology #XRay #MSK
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Management Summary ... Hypercellular bone ... present, symptoms, signs ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Management Summary ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... autoimmune response gone ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #treatment #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... , Biological + Bone ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
knee • BÖHLER ... pull by flexor muscle ... Used acutely in management ... employed in the treatment ... of fractured bones
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Neuritis - Diagnosis and ... Management • ... Unilateral • Signs ... other auto-immune diseases ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... Hemophagocytosis in bone ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Paget’s Disease: ... formation MSK ... -> Pathologic fractures ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs