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pathophysiology signs symptoms psychiatry orthopedics staging adhesivecapsulitis aseptic bulimianervosa caudaequina cecs chronicexertional compartmentsyndrome complications differential disruptors endocrinology excess femur fracture
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... in elderly Causes ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #pathophysiology
Mental Status Exam (MSE) Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time. You
Mental Status Exam ... You can use the mnemonic ... , the symptoms caused ... #psychiatry #diagnosis ... #evaluation #mnemonic
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
, humeral head fracture ... a stroke that caused ... side) Second Stage ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #staging #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Skeletal Pathology of the Hip • Arthritis • Congenital hip dysplasia
Greater Trochanter Fracture ... pathophysiology #causes ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Acne • Coarse features ... Overproduction #diagnosis
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process) Inflammatory Stage (0-7d) • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
Inflammatory Stage ... site Soft Callus Stage ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... #msk #Staging # ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Paget’s Disease: Complications Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation MSK
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... bone formation MSK ... -> Pathologic fractures ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Exertional Compartment Syndrome ... (CECS) • Diagnosis ... activity that causes ... • Diagnostic ... signs #symptoms #msk
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
combination of mental status ... ingestion and most cases ... Altered Mental Status ... make a clinical diagnosis ... following clinical features
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