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Malignant Hyperpyrexia
A rare complciation of halothane or suxamethonium.
Predisposition to developing this is inherited (autosomal dominant).

#Malignant #Hyperpyrexia
Hyperthermia #Signs #Symptoms ... #Anesthesiology ... #Diagnosis
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inform surgeon (ask ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
cord - Signs and Symptoms ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
with possible symptoms ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia ... Bone pain • MSK ... Hypophosphatemia #Phosphate #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Pelvic X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Sacro-iliac joints
 - Don't forget the lumbar spine -
- ASIS/AIIS - Trace ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... should have other symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Urinalysis Interpretation Algorithm - Symptomatic vs Asymptomatic Bacteruria
 - Symptomatic - Dysuria, Frequency, Urgency
 - Asymptomatic
absence of of symptoms ... excludes the diagnosis ... Rachel Johnson @
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... Ask about precipitating ... events, prodromal symptoms ... their associated symptoms ... #Diagnosis #EM #