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Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Lachman test in ... high-tibial osteotomy (HTO ... #test #ACL #Knee ... #Injury #ACLTear ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Ligament (PCL) Injury ... , - Lachman, - Varus ... , + Lachman or + ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology ... classification #diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... Test for celiac ... for H pylori Do not ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Ligament (ACL) Injury ... will be there + Lachman's ... Drawer test ... AnteriorCruciateLigament #ACL #Injury ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
alternating light test ... very sensitive diagnostic ... test, but not specific ... afferent pathway injury ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Synthetic ACTH does not ... cases in which injury ... - Not necessary ... Evaluation #laboratory #diagnosis ... endocrinology #workup
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... microvascular injury ... tolerance • Pain is not ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... perform provocative tests
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... serum (2) Is not ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... K), H. pylori test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup