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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... Interesting knee ... Injury #Positive #Clinical ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #lateral
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... complete paralysis of all ... Clinical Features ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... transplantation CLINICAL ... complete paralysis of all ... and sensitive tests ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
ACL Injury The ... supine and with the knee ... degrees of flexion, hip ... Cruciate #Ligament #clinical ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
skin necrosis (at injection ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... D/c all heparin
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
arthrocentesis (knee ... principles apply for all ... on the needle tip ... Arthrocentesis #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Soft Tissue Infection with Cobblestoning and hyperechoic "dirty shadowing" on POCUS

60yo male with h/o diabetes presents
Soft Tissue Infection ... shadowing" on POCUS ... for him? ... management for ... #SSTI #POCUS #Clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... medical and surgical management
Diabetic foot with gas gangrene on POCUS

60yo male with h/o diabetes presents with foot pain. Which
gas gangrene on POCUS ... management option ... for him? ... management for ... #clinical #ultrasound