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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... of bacilli to bone ... CXR should be done ... in ALL patients ... intervention CMC
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
degrees of flexion, hip ... One hand supports ... Cruciate #Ligament #clinical ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... CPAP if they have one ... HgbA1c - if not done ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... counseling should be done ... support for patients clinically ... teratogenic GDMT meds
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Aspiration of fluid done ... Diagnosis? ... Indonesia, and parts ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear #
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
metacarpal, the bone ... ECU Subluxation diagnosed ... wrist and locate all ... #subluxation #clinical ... physicalexam #video #Orthopedics