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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress ... Test in LCL Injury ... Interesting knee ... #Injury #Positive ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal ... the preferred test ... HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees ... , wrists, ankles
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bearing after injury ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #Effusions #causes
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
ACL Injury The ... supine and with the knee ... degrees of flexion, hip ... The test is positive ... #ACL #Injury #Anterior
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... Check hip and ankle ... special ligament/meniscus ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... (PCL). ... Positive #Clinical ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #Posterior
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... - Remove all ... • Syndrome caused ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... covering both gram positive
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... Gastrointestinal, Disseminated ... AspGM can be also positive ... hyphae, acute angle
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... considered in all ... thrombocytopenia - Disseminated ... Vasculitis • Injury
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... (glass holding position ... open fracture of ankle ... and knee • BÖHLER ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics