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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
and Clinical Findings ... Some sort of end ... : The PCL is injured ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... #pathophysiology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
) Clinical Guidelines ... months without treatment ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... gastroenterology #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... acute cardiac injury ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... microvascular injury ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Cruciate Ligament (ACL ... ) Injury: Pathogenesis ... and clinical findings ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... adenomas that require treatment ... pituitary masses of all ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... : Spore ingestion ... - produced by all
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... • All patients ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - Improves clinical ... Gravis #diagnosis #management