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Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic ankle ... injury. ... #Syndesmotic #Injury ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury ... Classification ... and easy way to differentiate ... stress view of the ankle ... #Classification
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
Kleiger's Test for ... Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic injury ... is a positive test ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - ... pathophysiology #differential
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... from the ankle/ ... meniscus, the leg ... indicate a meniscal injury ... #McMurrays #Test
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
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trunk, women = legs ... Melanoma #Types #differential ... #diagnosis #classification ... #dermatology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... or spinal cord injury ... Anaphylactic → severe lgE-mediated ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
from start of test ... amplification -alpha = angle ... ) #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thromboelastogram #TEG
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... Malignancies (eg ... oncology #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology