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Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... rises from the table ... rise from the table ... #Lellis #Test #Lever ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same -
Summary Table on ... #Management #NSG ... #Summary #Table ... IntracranialHemorrhages #ALiEM
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... Contracture Thomas' Test ... rises off the table ... , the test is positive ... video #sports #msk
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... and first-level ... screening test ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
lower (0.5 - 0.8 ng ... mortality at a higher level ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
and Acute Fatty Liver ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... tests, Low Platelets ... exchange 3) Fatty liver ... hematology #diagnosis #table
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
Intraoperative Thompson Test ... To perform the test ... the examination table ... patients may be able ... physicalexam #surgery #msk
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... vertigo Diagnostic tests ... - Ice cube test ... , TempTest test ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... tests, Low Platelets ... exchange 2) Fatty liver ... coagulation defects and liver ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 STABLE ... pain occurs at rest ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... EKG Book You'll Ever