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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 ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees
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 ... : • Clinical Suspicion ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... Management: • D/c all
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
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... ligament injury (PCL ... #Positive #Clinical ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #Posterior
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 ... specific therapy, the clinician
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 ... stratification #diagnosis
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Muscle Hematoma on POCUS ... felt a pop in his ... Diagnosis: “Tennis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... lactate and can act