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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... injury, we are ... complete rupture and ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... collateral #ligament #msk
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... for Acute Polyarthritis ... : HIV test, a rubella ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... spine, shoulders, hips ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... We may ask why are ... you’ll do a good workup ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Immobilization) • Acute ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... hemorrhage, which are ... deficiency Work ... Fecal occult blood test ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
are dysfunctional ... adults in the west ... Agent Orange or Hep ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... or diagnostic tests ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute