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Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
#Pivot #Shift #PivotShift ... Injury #ACLTear #clinical
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Fibrillation A clinical ... - 2.2 % 3 points ... - 3.2 % 4 points ... - 4.8 % 5 points ... Diagnosis #neurology #cardiology
What are the original Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead =
in any lead = 5 points ... lead V1 – V3 = 3 points ... in any lead = 2 points ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
fractures can be splinted ... ED with a volar splint ... Fracture #WristXRay #Radiology
Atrial Myxoma on Cardiac MRI

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch
@kirschj

#Atrial #Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology #Clinical #Radiology
Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Radiology
Sgarbossa’s ECG criteria for detecting ischemia in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB)

The Sgarbossa
criteria gives 2 to 5 points ... cut-off of ≥3 points ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Split S2 - Cardiac Auscultation (Audio)

#SplitS2 #Split #S2 #Murmur #Audio #clinical #cardiology #auscultation #physicalexam
Split S2 - Cardiac ... Auscultation (Audio) #SplitS2 ... #Split #S2 #Murmur ... #Audio #clinical ... #cardiology #auscultation
Embolic manifestations of endocarditis - Splinter hemorrhages - nail bed hemorrhages not extending the length of
endocarditis - Splinter ... of the nail #Clinical ... #Endocarditis #Splinter
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... immobilize • Splint ... : Extension splint ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Clinical Features ... Osler's nodes - Splinter ... - Conjunctival splinter