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Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer ... Test Injury to ... is difficult to diagnose ... Most lesions of ... #Clinical #Video
Positive Lachman's Test

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

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
for assess for ... is a clinical test ... used to diagnose ... to the anterior drawer ... #Clinical #Normal
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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Spinal infection/abscess ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... decompression #CaudaEquina ... #causes #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... parietal - Size lesions ... tuberculomas, or abscesses
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Exposures - Endemic Regions ... - Clinical Micro ... Tests: - CBC ... , Convalescent Serology ... SAT, ELISA), 16S PCR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR
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 ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... • K-Binding Resins
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR