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

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... inadequate to diagnosis ... with low B12 stores ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition ... #Hematology #ComparisonTable
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

The McMurray's test evaluates for meniscal tear.
With the patient
McMurray's Test ... Video via @open_michigan ... #McMurrays # ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #sports
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood loss (Fe deficiency ... Non-infectious (malignancy, rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... PLEX and RTX • Short-term ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine Levels in Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
 • B12 Deficiency: MMA elevated,
B12 and Folate Deficiency ... • B12 Deficiency ... #MMA #folate #deficiency ... #VitaminB12 #diagnosis ... #hematology
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Underproduction Diagnostic ... Algorithm - Iron deficiency ... and/or folate deficiency ... Underproduction #Algorithm #hematology ... #diagnosis #differential
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency ... total body iron stores ... DharSaty #Iron #Deficiency ... #ferritin #Fe #diagnosis ... #hematology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
• Vitamin K deficiency ... • Factor VII deficiency ... II, fibrinogen deficiency ... Thromboplastin #laboratory #hematology ... #diagnosis