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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Clinical Signs ... of bacilli to bone ... CXR should be done ... in ALL patients ... intervention CMC
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... event after long bone ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... stabilization of long bone ... of sympathethic tone
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
Lachman Test for ACL ... degrees of flexion, hip ... One hand supports ... Cruciate #Ligament #clinical ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
All oysters at Chesapeake ... cellulitis w/ black spots ... immunosuppressive meds ... dermatology #legs #clinical ... #photo
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... disease states one ... One of these is ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... lactate and can act
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
loss of muscle, bone ... the Journal of Clinical ... increased 6.6% after one ... reasoning during clinical ... from accessing port
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... counseling should be done ... support for patients clinically ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
metacarpal, the bone ... wrist and locate all ... relevant body parts ... #subluxation #clinical ... physicalexam #video #Orthopedics
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Aspiration of fluid done ... Filariasis caused ... Indonesia, and parts ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear #