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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Hyperextension injury with axial ... or volar plate rupture ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... an accessible joint ... • Laboratory testing ... wrists, ankles • Axial ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Meningitis History: • Triad ... protein, gram stain, culture ... to 100% - VA Joint ... #testing #physicalexam
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Grade 3 - APC 2 ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... posterior through Sl joint ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics ... #MSK #diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... Splashing infected material ... photophobia, increased tearing ... Serology (preferred), Culture ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
The most common HIV tests used are based on the detection of three biological markers of
Viral RNA (genetic material ... generation EIA, point-of-care ... Western Blot #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... surgery Stress Testing ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... preoperative stress testing ... stratification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... • Confirmed by culture ... Urinary antigen testing ... : • Culture of ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases