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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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test with the knee ... test is positive ... with the knee in ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... classification #diagnosis
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... ligament injury (PCL ... #Test #Positive ... #Posterior #msk
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
Positive Lachman's ... clinical test used to diagnose ... to the anterior drawer ... pulled forward to assess ... #Video #Knee
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... and <25% culture positive ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... only if no clear cause ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Blood cultures are positive ... Culture Positive ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases