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Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... #lumbar #clinical
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Syndrome Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... Pain in the sciatic ... Freibergs #Test #sciatica ... #lumbar #clinical
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... Straight Leg Raise (SLR ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... #Lumbar #Spine
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... Straight Leg Raise (SLR ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... #Lumbar #Spine
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
the patient's hips ... externally rotates the hips ... #physicalexam #hip ... #lumbar #sciatica
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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nerve roots of lumbar ... pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... spondylitis • Tethered cord
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... Sciatica (Radicular ... Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ... decompresses spinal cord ... Lower #BackPain #Lumbago
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... NASH • Viruses: HIV ... , CMV, Hep B and ... Pulm disorders: COPD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Back Pain and Sciatica ... to evaluate for lumbar ... 70 degrees of hip ... Low #Back #Pain #Sciatica ... #Lumbar #radiculopathy
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... extremity and/or bulbar ... differential #algorithm