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McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test ... #Knee #Exam #PCL
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... Test Characteristics ... Labs, Physical Exam ... Cholecystitis #Diagnosis ... Characteristics #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... (correction of hypokalemia ... ) or IV saline infusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Screening #Workup #table
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
STAIN CULTURE PCR TEST ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... #Analysis #Table
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... peaked T waves (best ... sine wave (QRS-T fusion ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #Progression #Table
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
/TB - The FASH Exam ... objective of the FASH exam ... and pericardial effusions ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Dyspnea at rest ... Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... Hypocalcemia Hypercalcemia ... #differential #diagnosis
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing ... following a finger) • Test ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... bppv #comparison #table