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Ultrasound of the Week - Achilles tendon rupture, complete (Normal Comparison)

#Clinical #POCUS #Achilles #Tendon #Normal
Week - Achilles tendon ... rupture, complete ... (Normal Comparison ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Normal
Complete Rupture of Patellar tendon on POCUS. See the Normal and Ruptured.

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#Rupture #Patellar #tendon #POCUS
Complete Rupture ... of Patellar tendon ... on POCUS. ... See the Normal and ... #POCUS #normal
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
• Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... Tachycardia - Wide Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... immunofluorescence Immune Complex ... Idiopathic • Normal ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... walking to nearly complete ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon ... walking to nearly complete ... protein with a normal ... the underlying pathophysiology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tracts Immune Complex ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet Syndrome ... - Recurrent oral ... • Cogan Syndrome ... diminished, or tender
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diminished, or tender ... strength & enzymes normal ... pauci-immune GN Immune Complex ... vasculitis • Behcet syndrome ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... nonmasticatory oral ... Pharyngitis tends ... are painful or tender ... These symptoms completely