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Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... injury. ... for ligamentous injury ... #Test #meniscal ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
Test on Knee Exam ... suggests meniscal ... injury. ... suggests ligamentous injury ... #orthopedics #sports
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
applied to the meniscus ... ligamentous rather than meniscal ... injury (seen with ... compression test ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... positional episodes caused ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Muscular Injury ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... Spinal Cord Causes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... • Spinal injury ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
rapidly over a short ... thrombus formation causes ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
In short, best outcomes ... epilepticus which may cause ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... ) without cord compression ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... diagnosis #management #neurology