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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... landed awkwardly coming ... injury, we are able ... Injury #Positive #Clinical ... collateral #ligament #msk
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
clinical associations ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... affects the knee hip ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease ... #JointPain #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
mainly or only during ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... Pathophysiology: 2 hit ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
-15% If SLE is clinically ... suspected, tests ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... then be excreted using ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #pharmacology
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
multiple heterogenous clinical ... immunosuppressive regimen MSM ... without HIV infection ... Sarcoma #Forms #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... salivary ducts Clinical ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis