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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
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint ... (8%) - Gm - cocci ... Acute rheumatic fever ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
follows: Gram(+) cocci ... rods, Gram(–) cocci ... Gram(+) cocci are ... 3 questions to ask ... Fewer positive cultures
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
o CML - bcr-able ... o Other bcr-able ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... General: fever, ... anterior/posterior MSK ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... or family - Ever ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients