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McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test #Diagnosis ... #Sports #McMurray ... #Test #Knee #Exam ... #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Knee Examination ... Right Knee - Examination ... include the Lachman (ACL ... anterior drawer (ACL ... #Diagnosis #Sports
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
looseness of the knee ... That causes the ... knee to buckle during ... #Knee #Injury # ... #PhysicalExam #Sports
Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Valgus stress on knee ... during knee flexion ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... LateralPivotShift #Test #ACL ... #Knee #Exam #ALiEM
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #Effusions #causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
test with the knee ... Some sort of end ... positive with the knee ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... classification #diagnosis
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ... Anti-cardiolipin (aCl ... LAC) • Sjogren Syndrome ... Anti-centromere, Scl ... #diagnosis #associations
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... QT syndromes, Brugada ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes