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

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Internal Rotation) Flex ... #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #orthopedics
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
examination is usually normal ... strike the upper lip ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #neurology
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Low Back Pain and ... reproduction of radicular symptoms ... 70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... Video by Mujtaba ... #Reflex #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
irritation or lumbar ... location of the symptoms ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
irritation or lumbar ... location of the symptoms ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Ask the patient ... leg at the hip. ... In normal people ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
depressed deep tendon reflexes ... DIAGNOSIS: • Lumber ... than one after symptom ... sensitive tests ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... /or symptoms • ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... diagnosis #management #neurology