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Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
tenderness • Positive ... hyperextension test ... (Stork test) ... XR — scotty dog sign ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... Symptoms and Signs ... Two different positive ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
A positive test, ... as a Babinski sign ... A positive response ... #Babinski #Sign ... PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... syphilis) Meaning: Positive ... sign) → Proprioceptive ... open and closed Positive ... #neurology #diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... pp65 antigenemia test ... inclusions or positive ... #differential #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Skin lesions • Positive ... pathergy test ( ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
 
The USPSTF recommends
Do not have any signs ... of lung cancer (diagnostic ... people who do have signs ... a person has a positive ... screening test
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... previous gaze position ... previous gaze position ... • Examine for signs ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
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The USPSTF
Do not have any signs ... of lung cancer (diagnostic ... people who do have signs ... a person has a positive ... screening test
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin Test ... (Positive Mantoux ... Test) Result, Reading ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST