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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 ... Apley #McMurray #Drawer
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... Classification of PCL ... • Combined PCL ... structures, such as the ACL ... classification #diagnosis
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
clinical test used to diagnose ... cruciate ligament (ACL ... to the anterior drawer ... pulled forward to assess ... Lachman #Test #ACL
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
for ACL Injury ... clinical test used to diagnose ... cruciate ligament (ACL ... to the anterior drawer ... Lachman #Test #ACL
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer ... is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... ligament injury (PCL ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
on patient or drapes ... drapes and burning ... avoid N2O • Assess ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... Differential Diagnosis ... Spinal infection/abscess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... Assess functional ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... stratification #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... lachmans, posterior drawers ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL