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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... abnormal) in nearly all ... of AVS and negative ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
ACL Injury The ... degrees of flexion, hip ... #ACL #Injury #Anterior ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... not required in all ... #hematology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
, Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... base and body, tip ... , carcinoid syndrome ... mid-portion of anterior ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs; thus, a negative ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... 14%), in which case ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... disease progression ... #HIV #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... - Lyme disease ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
levels >1g/L • Negative ... causes of secondary ... • TTP, HUS and HIT ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #rheumatology #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... is important, as ... early diagnosis ... consistent with MS