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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Knee Examination ... ), anterior drawer ... (ACL), Lateral ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... Apley #McMurray #Drawer
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
test with the knee ... : Posterior drawer ... positive with the knee ... diminished with the knee ... classification #diagnosis
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
Positive Lachman's Test

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

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
Lachman Test for assess ... clinical test used to diagnose ... to the anterior drawer ... The knee is flexed ... Normal #Video #Knee
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
+/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... Treatment: • ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... imaging as needed Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... antibody test • PCR ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management