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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
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... pathogens First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Breath test for ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
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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Diagnosis: • ... /abscess • Ankylosing ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #diagnosis #causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... developed countries Microbiology ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... past infection ... Ag, Urea Breath Test
Tuberculosis Overview

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