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Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
Tendon Rupture in Slow ... Motion Caused ... Sports #Mechanism #PhysicalExam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
unilateral; • Slow ... response to dark; • Slow ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... fast, normal or slow ... Slow Breathing ( ... Bradypnea) Slow ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
Lack of Response (sLOR ... JeanDonet #IBD #sLOR ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes ... slow death of optic
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... fast - Too slow ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... syndrome Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Clinical Bedside Odors and Causes:
Metabolic, Toxins, Infectious

#Odors #Bedside #PhysicalExam #Causes #Differential #Smells
Bedside Odors and Causes ... Odors #Bedside #PhysicalExam ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting