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Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
Pace Maneuver for ... The test is positive ... #Test #Piriformis ... lumbar #sciatica #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... test (posterior ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
(Gaenslen's maneuver ... applies passive hip ... positive for SIJ ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
degrees of flexion, hip ... The test is positive ... Injury #Anterior #Cruciate ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Supports the patient ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... and posterior cruciate ... #Positive #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... Knee #Posterior #msk
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Posterior Cruciate ... is positive with ... #PCL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology ... classification #diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... pp65 antigenemia test ... inclusions or positive ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #differential #
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False-negative treponemal tests ... are rare; case reports ... patients living with HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis #syphilis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... #Diagnosis #otology