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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Clinical Findings Classification ... • Complete isolated ... : The PCL is injured ... pathophysiology #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 ... posterolateral drawer ... #Injury #Drawer
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
fractures: Don't cause ... Classification ... Posterior Ligamentous complex ... 2 Complete ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Focal: Simple, Complex ... Traumatic brain injury ... Neurocysticercosis, PML
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... infections are caused ... A.fumigatus species complex ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... liver or renal injury ... the patient’s complete ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... #typeb #classification
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... trauma • Chemical injury ... Hemorrhage Lids ... Complete vision ... #differential #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
deposit of immune complexes ... causing endothelial injury ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... #types #classification