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Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
For pituitary masses ... A good mnemonic ... Headaches • Nausea ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... Tingling, Burning, Stinging ... , Stabbing) - ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... pain (shooting, stabbing ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
) Note: The MSE ... You can use the mnemonic ... , the symptoms caused ... #psychiatry #diagnosis ... #evaluation #mnemonic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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: -> Shooting, stabbing ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
fractures in elderly Causes ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
exposed areas -> Scaring ... with keratotic scaling ... hair follicles -> causes ... pathophysiology #diagnosis