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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
drawer test with ... the knee in neutral ... drawer test is ... draw test, - Lachman ... draw test, + Lachman
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... corner (PLC) and posterior ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #Posterior
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... ) - Diagnosis and ... with rotation • Posterior ... a test of reduction ... knee are flexed
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV ... Distal joints, knees
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... candidiasis • Central ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... #HIV #diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
CNS, Central nervous ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
disrupted, treat as ... ), compartment syndrome ... Management: Pain control ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Altered mental ... Presentation: • Altered mental ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... edema visualized as ... thrombosis Testing
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Check hip and ankle ... drawers, and special ... ligament/meniscus testing