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Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Cruciate Ligament (ACL ... Feeling a "pop" • Acute ... Drawer test #AnteriorCruciateLigament ... #ACL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Benzodiazepine ( ... Activation of ACC ... Asthma. or sense of being ... BZD #withdrawal #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology
Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment ... Syndrome • Crush ... compartment pressure #Acute ... CompartmentSyndrome #ACS ... #pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as ... Allergic reaction -> Benign ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
life-threatening (exceptions being ... alcohol and/or benzodiazepines ... symptoms are more acute ... The less acute behavioral ... Withdrawal #Opiate #Pathophysiology