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Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... the Fingers Clinically ... The angle increases ... Pathology #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
Brittle nails and hair loss in hypothyroidism- ...Physical examination revealed dry skin, thickened and brittle nails
Brittle nails and ... thickened and brittle nails ... considered in the differential ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #hypothyroidism
Koilonychia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old woman presented to the primary care clinic with fatigue and
the primary care clinic ... fatigue and a 7-year ... had spoon-shaped nails ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #koilonychia
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... work) - acute angle ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... dental infection: ear ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... History of sinus or ear ... Glaucoma—acute angle ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Quitter's Nail
Nicotine stained distally, but not proximally with clear line of demarcation. May also appear when
Quitter's Nail ... switches to "lower tar ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo #Sign #Nicotine
The patient was noted to have bilateral Frank's sign, which is a diagonal crease in the
bilateral Frank's sign ... at a 45-degree angle ... lobule to the rear ... #Photo #PhysicalExam ... #Ear #Clinical
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches ... in literature (NEJM
Woltman's sign of hypothyroidism- ...At the time of presentation, a physical examination was notable for the
Woltman's sign of ... relaxation of the ankle ... video)...Woltman’s sign ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #Woltmans
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... CNS symptoms (headache ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Giant retinal tears ... diagnosis #management #signs