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

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... compress the sciatic nerve ... Test #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
and needs flexed ... patient abducts and ... Syndrome #clinical #video ... #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... flexes at the knee and ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Test for Cervical Nerve ... ipsilateral flexion and ... Test #Cervical #Nerve ... Radiculopathy #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Drop - Radial Nerve ... Examination Left hand ... and fall of the ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... Differential Diagnosis and ... - Check other vital ... Inform surgeon (ask ... loss / venous compression
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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: Pathogenesis and ... Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... spinal stenosis, lumbar ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
Examination - "Check ... the peripheral nerve ... Ask your patient ... Minute #Neurology #Nerve ... Physicalexam #clinical #video
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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due to severe compression ... of nerve roots ... of lumbar spine ... cord infarct • HIV ... : • Surgical decompression
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
compression • ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... • Iliotibial band ... Hair loss- feet and ... lower #extremity #msk