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Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Swelling of entire leg ... - Any calf or ankle ... - Tenderness - NS ... Homans sign - NS ... Likelihood #Ratios #PhysicalExam
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Achilles injury in a sprinter.

#Achilles #Tendon #Rupture #clinical #video #physicalexam #orthopedics
clinical #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #msk #sports ... #ankle #injury
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
hiccups (mainly AQP4-lgG ... syndromes (AQP4-lgG ... • Transverse myelitis ... pain • Extra-CNS ... positive NMO only): Myositis
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
extension with ankle ... clinical #Video #Sports ... #Mechanism #PhysicalExam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... by the ankle. ... until the buttock starts ... maintain a flexed angle ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Calf #Sports # ... msk #ankle #orthopedics
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
penetrate the CNS ... motility • Reverses CNS ... antidepressants • Reverses CNS ... penetrate the CNS ... blockers • Has short
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
position, raising the leg ... elevation of the leg ... knee when the angle ... the unaffected leg ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Normal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Negative) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this normal Simmonds-Thompson test, plantar flexion of the
Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Calf #Sports # ... #orthopedics #ankle