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Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... dr.dold.md #Pivot ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... signs #symptoms #msk
Normal (Negative) Pivot-Shift Test for ACL Knee Injury

Andrew Dold, MD @dr.dold.md

#Pivot #Shift #PivotShift #test #ACL #Knee
Normal (Negative) Pivot-Shift ... Test for ACL Knee Injury ... dr.dold.md #Pivot ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Reverse Pivot Shift Test on Physical Exam

Dx: Posterolateral corner injury; but beware proximal tib/fib instability 

Kendall
Reverse Pivot Shift ... Posterolateral corner injury ... Posterolateral #corner #injury ... #Reverse #Pivot ... PhysicalExam #clinical #msk
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... coma, spinal cord injury ... ED arrival MSK ... compartment syndrome ... #Electrical #Injury
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... , median nerve injury ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Pivot Shift test for Knee Instability

The patient lies supine while the examiner grasps the leg by
Pivot Shift test ... indicating likely ACL Injury ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Pivot ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... #Orthopedics #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Patellofemoral pain syndrome ... Tarsal tunnel syndrome ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... lower #extremity #msk
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Acute Kidney Injury ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc