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Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Lateral pivot shift ... test: Valgus stress ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #ACL #Knee #Exam ... #ALiEM
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... • Weakness: Starts ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... complete paralysis of all ... and sensitive tests ... #management #neurology
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
interference with normal ... for patients at steps ... All patients should ... corticosteroids), LABA ... Stepup #Therapy #LABA
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... the proximal and lateral ... Commonly affects all ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... #Pathology #Diagnosis
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
rule out based on normal ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... rotation and varus stress ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... TEARS.
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
long_brit) Case A 39-year-old ... American male in mild distress ... This post will focus ... Due to their short ... defaulting to a normal