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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
, Teres minor, and ... Causes: Calcific ... arm, empty can test ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
throwing position and ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Supraspinatus ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #Hawkin #ALiEM
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
fully abducted so hand ... suddenly drop #Diagnosis ... #Ortho #Sports ... RotatorCuff #Test ... #DropArm #ALiEM
Elson's Test - Extensor Digitorum Finger Examination

Elson's test evaluates for partial or complete tear of the
Elson's Test - Extensor ... the edge of the table ... #Test #Finger # ... Hand #PhysicalExam ... #msk #orthopedics
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
scapular plane and ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Supraspinatus ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... EmptyCan #Jobe #ALiEM
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
the edge of the table ... to flex at the DIP ... #Jersey #Finger ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... within one hour or longer ... patients Skin lesions ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... masses and lymphadenitis ... signals in the inner ... cause unknown) ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
-60 minutes or longer ... inflammation in persons ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... or optic nerve lesions