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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... findings • The Achilles ... in the body • Achilles ... - Weakness to ankle ... TendonRupture #diagnosis
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Posterior Ankle ... longus Differential diagnosis ... • Achilles tendinopathy ... signal of the achilles ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
strength Alpha angle ... thromboelastogram #TEG #hematology ... interpretation #diagnosis
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Fibrinogen α-angle ... Thromboelastography #diagnosis ... #coagulation #hematology
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
formation • α - alpha angle ... - the angle tangent ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #Hematology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... syndrome: • Fever, chills ... knees, wrists, ankles ... Infection #gonorrhea #Diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... Differential Diagnosis ... : High fevers, chills ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
amplification -alpha = angle ... lysis time (s) #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #Coagulation
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... include forefoot, ankles ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... and culture • Diagnose ... management #treatment #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
culture used to diagnose ... include forefoot, ankles ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis