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Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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: The PCL is injured ... structures, such as the ACL ... posterolateral corner ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... classification #diagnosis
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer Test ... is difficult to diagnose ... (PCL). ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... in LCL Injury ... posterolateral corner ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... severe disease Treatment ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... rapidly over a short ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... - Remove all ... after an acute injury ... • Diagnosis: ... of spinal cord injury
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... Phase: • The short ... ) Treatment: ... #HIV #diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... the bilateral cortex ... Awareness • Injury ... light reflex • Corneal