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

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... (FAIR Test - Flexion ... potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... #sciatica #lumbar
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Freiberg's Test ... Pain in the sciatic ... is a positive test ... syndrome #Freibergs #Test ... #sciatica #lumbar
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
The test is positive ... Pace #Maneuver #Test ... physicalexam #hip #lumbar ... #sciatica #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... Sciatica (Radicular ... improves with rest ... , lumbar flexion ... Unrelieved by Rest
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Straight Leg Raise Test ... Back Pain and Sciatica ... to evaluate for lumbar ... Low #Back #Pain #Sciatica ... #Lumbar #radiculopathy
Causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding - An Illustrated Differential Diagnosis

#Diagnosis #Differential #UpperGI #Bleeding #Diagram #Causes

** GrepMed
Causes of upper ... Bleeding #Diagram #Causes ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Kumar and Clark's
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
disease who test ... then all negative tests ... then all positive tests ... but not on the causal ... same - Rishi Kumar