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Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
Injury - Normal ... clinical test used to diagnose ... examiner should place one ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Normal ... #Video #Knee
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... and sympathetic tone ... • Normal exercise ... troponin elevation Diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... complete paralysis of all ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... the underlying pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Transplantation including bone ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... circulation: MCA ACA ... mean 58 mg/dL in one ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... 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 ... sx overlap with normal ... counseling should be done ... on diagnosis or ... teratogenic GDMT meds
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... stimulation to all ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Splenic Marginal Zone ... Cryoglobulinemic, Hypo/normo-complementemic ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... Thrombosis in vascular beds-renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... loss of muscle, bone ... pseudoanemia is a normal ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis
Charcot Joint - Neuropathic Arthropathy: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Impaired joint protection -> abnormal joint
protection -> abnormal ... Inflammatory cytokines act ... periarticular bone ... #Arthropathy #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs