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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... test with the knee ... posterolateral corner ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... classification #diagnosis
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
include the Lachman (ACL ... ), anterior drawer ... (ACL), Lateral ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #Test #msk
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
to diagnose. ... context of complex knee ... ligament injury (PCL ... #PLC #Injury #Drawer ... #PhysicalExam #Sports
McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test ... #Knee #Exam #PCL ... #Knee #ALiEM
Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Lateral pivot shift test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... LateralPivotShift #Test ... #ACL #Knee #Exam ... #ALiEM
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normotensive: • UCl ... Post-hypercapnia • UCl ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... • Low Urine Cl ... • High Urine Cl ... #urine #potassium ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
algorithm for hypokalemia ... 1.6, low urine Cl ... 0.7, high urine Cl ... correcting serum potassium ... #algorithm #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... #Treatment #potassium ... #nephrology #K