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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... injury in a young ... of the complex posterolateral ... corner (PLC) of the knee ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
(PLC) Injury - ... Test Injury to ... is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis ... • Muscle Injury ... Cyst, Cellulitis, Knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Supraspinatus muscle ... injury: - Jobe ... Infraspinatus muscle ... injury: - Lift-Off ... Yergason Test #Diagnosis
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
more than one muscle ... simplicity, certain muscles ... or muscle groups ... more resilient to injury ... Myotomes #SpinalCord #Diagnosis
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Ligament (PCL) Injury ... test with the knee ... positive with the knee ... such as the ACL, posterolateral ... classification #diagnosis
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Knee ... bearing after injury ... injuries - Meniscal injury ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Dermatomes Abdominal Muscles ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
- Differential Diagnosis ... cocaine) • Direct Muscle ... (Trauma/crush injury ... exercise) • Muscle ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic muscle ... , cardiac muscle ... , cardiac muscle ... #differential #diagnosis