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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 ... #test #ACL #Knee ... #Injury #ACLTear ... #clinical #video ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Pivot Shift test for Knee Instability

The patient lies supine while the examiner grasps the leg by
Pivot Shift test ... valgus stress and ... #Shift #PivotShift ... #Injury #clinical ... #Orthopedics #msk
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Ligament (ACL) Injury ... clinical findings ... + Pivot Shift ... AnteriorCruciateLigament #ACL #Injury ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... - Compartment syndrome
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Trauma/Crush injury ... Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Failure • SLE • Type
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... disease; T2DM, type ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
• Trauma/Crush injury ... Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Failure • SLE • Type
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
extracellular shift ... Acidosis B. ... neuromuscular injury ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... Compartment syndrome ... CLINICAL: instability ... consult for these types ... #msk #clinical