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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Lateral pivot shift, Apley ... integrity) and McMurray ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Drawer ... #Test #msk
McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... ) • Epley maneuver ... in head-hanging position ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... or supine roll test ... #differential #diagnosis
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
in the supine position ... A positive test ... A diagnosis of disk ... This test is 90% ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... • Pain is not positional ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... perform provocative tests ... Angina #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... sodium loading test ... conditions (supine position ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... patient in this position ... to the upright position ... #Instructions #Diagnosis
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
posterior drawer test ... Posterior drawer test ... , - McMurray = ... or + McMurray test ... classification #diagnosis
Apley's Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient in the prone position, Apley's Compression Test evaluates
Apley's Compression Test ... patient in the prone position ... Apley's Compression Test ... is a positive test ... open_michigan #Apleys