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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
mm on posterior drawer ... • Complete isolated ... drawer test is positive ... + Posterior draw ... classification #diagnosis
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer ... Test Injury to ... is difficult to diagnose ... the context of complex ... ligament injury (PCL
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Positive Tourniquet test ... #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... • PCR • Culture ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
+/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Breath test for ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Angina Stress Test ... revascularization (PCI ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases