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Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... for Cervical Nerve ... The test is positive ... #Cervical #Nerve ... Radiculopathy #clinical #video
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Positive Hoffmann’s Test ... cervical spinal cord compression ... Hoffmanns #Reflex #test ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... Test on Knee Examination ... applies an axial compression ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Apley #Compression ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Drop - Radial Nerve ... hand drop due to compression ... of the radial nerve ... this case, due to compression ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Ulnar Nerve Palsy ... This tests for ... caused by ulnar nerve ... Palsy #clinical #video
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (2% of facial nerve ... 75%), Infection, Compression ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... (FAIR Test - Flexion ... compress the sciatic nerve ... is a positive test ... lumbar #clinical #video
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings Compression ... Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... out: focal mass compression ... Straight Leg Raise Test
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
stretches the nerve ... A positive test ... diagnosis of disk compression ... (Fajersztajn’s test ... This test is 90%
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuropathies • Optic Nerve ... • Traumatic/Compressive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm