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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... rises off the table ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
physically demonstrable symptom ... the knees and hips ... sign #clinical #video
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... • JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement • PCR
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... regardless of symptoms ... : Quantitative PCR ... any patient with HIV ... differential #signs #symptoms
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Because we saw him ... within two weeks of his ... injury, we are able ... Here, we show his ... Positive #Clinical #Video
Waxy Flexibility in Catatonia

Catatonia is a psychomotor condition characterized by the total loss of motor initiative,
the world around him ... does not control his ... that catatonic symptoms ... Catatonia #clinical #video
Warfarin to DOAC and DOAC to Warfarin Transitions 

Here are a couple of charts to help
Quick tip: apixaban ... initiated after INR ... #Pharmacology #Table
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
on examination table ... on the edge of table ... patient to fix his ... the examination table ... Vertiginous symptoms
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Risks factor for HIV ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... selected cases: INR ... pylori test (GI symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Diagnostic tests - Ice ... rheumatology #comparison #table