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Positive Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Knee Injury

#Posterior #Drawer #Test #PCL #tear #cruciate #ligament #knee #clinical
Positive Posterior ... Knee Injury ... #Posterior #Drawer ... #Test #PCL #tear ... physicalexam #msk #sports
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertensive: • High Al ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium
Posterior Drawer Test for Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury on Knee Examination 

The Posterior Drawer Test
Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... ) Injury on Knee ... assesses for a tear ... cruciate ligament (PCL ... #orthopedics #sports
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Anterior column: AAL ... column: PLL: Posterior ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear
Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
Posterior Drawer ... Test for PCL Injury ... tear if there is ... #Injury #Tear # ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... of hypokalemia starts ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... Hallpike test (posterior ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... • Spinal injury ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Trauma/Crush injury ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... • Recent IV potassium ... diagnosis #causes #potassium ... #high #nephrology