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Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
degrees, the patient abducts ... The test is positive ... Pace #Maneuver #Test ... Syndrome #clinical #video ... #lumbar #sciatica
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... detect HIV (10 ... -1 antibody test ... disease progression
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... who test positive ... who test negative ... but not on the causal ... same - Rishi Kumar
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... value is low, tests ... decreased platelet number ... antiglobulin tests ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
and stroke may affect ... Onset ○ Meniere disease ... cause unknown) ... zoster virus ○ HIV ... ○ Lyme disease
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... of underlying disease ... 3) Optional tests ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Parkinson's Disease Tremor
The tremor of Parkinson's disease is characteristic. It is called resting tremor, that is,
Parkinson's Disease ... still, either at rest ... standing with his ... over time it can affect ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... or diagnostic tests ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... diameter - +mass effect ... , palsy of the abducens