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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
test with the knee ... : The PCL is injured ... test, - Lachman ... draw test, + Lachman ... classification #diagnosis
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
Test The Lachman ... test used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... to the anterior drawer ... #Lachman #Test #
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
for ACL Injury ... test used to diagnose ... to the anterior drawer ... the patient's thigh ... #Lachman #Test #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... #causes #potassium ... #high #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
patients with hypokalemia ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... #urine #potassium ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... • Recent IV potassium ... #high #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
to Aldosterone: K ... production: TLS, Crush injury ... : Blood draw error ... #Causes #potassium ... #high
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... #nephrology #K
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic ... < 0.7, high urine ... Tubulopathy: urine K/ ... correcting serum potassium ... #algorithm #nephrology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... syndrome risk high ... instability with lachmans ... , posterior drawers ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL