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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 ... ) of the knee. ... injury, we are able ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... • PCR • Culture ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
PCL Sag Test

The PCL Sag Test evaluates for evaluates for a tear of the posterior cruciate
PCL Sag Test ... The PCL Sag Test ... With both knees ... planted on the table ... , view the knees
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Positive Tourniquet test ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
STAIN CULTURE PCR ... TEST CRYSTALS) ... crystalline disease ... noncrystalline disease ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Posterior Drawer Test for Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury on Knee Examination 

The Posterior Drawer Test
Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... ) Injury on Knee ... cruciate ligament (PCL ... With the knee flexed ... planted on the table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... value for celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table