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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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and Clinical Findings ... test with the knee ... • Complete isolated ... : The PCL is injured ... classification #diagnosis
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Drawer Test Injury ... is difficult to diagnose ... the context of complex ... #Injury #Drawer ... Test #Positive #Clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... walking to nearly complete ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • ... axonal form • MRI
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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- Emergency Causes ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... walking to nearly complete ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
treated by his PCP ... eye developed a complete ... The MRI findings ... receive proper treatment ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
fibroinflammatory syndrome ... to parenchymal injury ... 1st line: CT or MRI ... sensitivity) Clinical ... gastroenterology #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... the patient’s complete ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Compartment syndrome ... lachmans, posterior drawers ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... #msk #clinical