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McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test ... #Knee #Exam #PCL
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
integrity) and McMurray ... meniscal integrity) tests ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... Lachman #Apley #McMurray ... #Drawer #Test #
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 ā€¢ Partial: Translation <
Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... Some sort of end ... , - McMurray = ... or + McMurray test ... #Injury #MSK #Sports
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
: Quantitative PCR ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: ā€¢ Neurologic ... Pancreatitis ā€¢ Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... allopurinol), Infection ... DAH, rule out infection ... , biopsy By Tess ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 ā€¢ Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 ā€¢ Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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constipation Differential ... toon ā€¢ Spinal infection ... ā€¢ Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... past infection ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy ... Ag, Urea Breath Test
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... D D-lactate (short ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... present) - These infections ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology