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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... cause quadriplegia ... , altered LOC; septic ... lymph -> Koplik's spots ... > Inflammation causes
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Septic Arthritis ... findings Notes: - Septic ... involved in >50% of cases ... S.A. can also be caused ... pathogen across all
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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) Note: The MSE ... the mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... Judgement - Ability to act ... , the symptoms caused ... evaluation #mnemonic #aseptic
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... Classification of PCL ... Some sort of end ... structures, such as the ACL ... #Injury #MSK #Sports
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
> Stiffness is short-lived ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
days long) • Starts ... , progesterone causes ... pathophysiology #comparison
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Cruciate Ligament (ACL ... AnteriorCruciateLigament #ACL ... #Injury #MSK #Sports