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Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... prone, the knee being ... along with the Apley ... meniscus #Knee #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #orthopedics
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... #hypokalemia #differential ... #nephrology #potassium
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Hypertension - Differential ... Liddle's syndrome • Bilateral ... steroids) • Renin-Angiotensin ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... artery stenosis, Renin ... Adrenal adenoma, Bilateral ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... #differential #
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
table of common benign ... be multiple and bilateral ... mastitis • Usually caused ... #differential # ... diagnosis #surgery #causes
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Unknown nature & benign ... dissociaton; • Usually unilateral ... Young females Differential ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Renovascular HTN, Renin ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Intermittent Bilateral ... The cause of this ... Differentials for ... that range from benign ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... Vertigo Peripheral Causes ... - Labyrinth: Benign ... (TIA): • Lateral ... #differential #