32 results
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 •
Asymmetric Lower Extremity ... Swelling - Differential ... Complex Regional Pain ... Syndrome • Pelvic ... #Swelling #Differential
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Complex regional pain ... #diagnosis #unilateral ... #PhysicalExam #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower ... #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Severe low back pain ... constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... contralateral extremity ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... sensory loss to pain
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint Pain ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... dermatology #joint #pain ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #diagnosis #causes
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... to large lower-extremity ... joints Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
arcuate ligament syndrome ... - Extremely lean ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis