Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... : - MRI is modality
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Os trigonum which has marrow
hallucis longus Differential ... diagnosis for similar ... flexion but no symptoms ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
female with chest pain ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
or signs. ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: β€’ Neurologic ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... , such as MI or ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
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Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Tibial tuberosity pain ... β€’ MRI is more sensitive ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... tear (similar symptoms ... #mri #clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... high index of clinical ... heart valves β€’ MRI ... often seen β€’ MRI
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 β€’ CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup β€’ CNS symptoms ... Test for the respective ... thin smear β€’ Signs ... node biopsy β€’ Clinical ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 β€’ Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... ... laboratory tests ... MRI, iADL scale, ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential