Conditions Flashcards
Gout vs pseudogout
391
Osteo vs rheumatoid arthritis
390
Sjogrens
391
Seronegative spondyloarthropathies
392
PAIR
SLE
393
IM DAMN SHARP
Sarcoidosis
393
Polymyalgia rheumatica
393
Unhappy triad (knee)
379
Carpal tunnel syndrome
379
Erb-duchenne’s palsy
“Waiter’s tip”
Traction or tear of the upper trunk of the
brachial plexus (C5 and C6 roots); seen in
infants following trauma during delivery.
Findings: limb hangs by side (paralysis of abductors), medially rotated (paralysis of lateral rotators), forearm is pronated (loss ofbiceps).
“Waiter’s tip” owing to appearance of arm.
381
claw hand (Kiumpke’s palsy) or thoracic outlet syndrome
An embryologic or childbirth defect affecting inferior trunk of brachial plexus (C8, Tl); a cervical rib can compress subclavian artery and inferior trunk, resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome:
381-3
wrist drop
381
Winged scapula
381-3
Deltoid paralysis
381
“Saturday night palsy” (wrist drop)
381