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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Test in LCL Injury ... confirmed a complete rupture ... of the complete rupture ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... collateral #ligament #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory Versus ... axial (spine, shoulders ... , hips)? ... #MSK #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Gram stain and culture ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
in Rheumatoid arthritis ... affects the knee hip ... Degenerative #Comparison #Versus ... #MSK #JointDisease ... #JointPain #Diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... audiometry • Patients should ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
microbial infection versus ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... , HIV, Hep A/B/CMV