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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... Distal joints, knees ... , wrists, ankles
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... the knee in neutral ... positive with the knee ... #PCL #Injury #MSK ... classification #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... , MCP, or shoulder ... • Metabolic syndrome ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... #Positive #Clinical ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #Posterior #msk
Cyriax Release Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Positioned behind the patient, the examiner tilt's the patient's drunk
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... drunk slightly posteriorly ... the patient's shoulder ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #vascular #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Compartment syndrome ... CLINICAL: instability ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... management #treatment #rheumatology