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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff ... diagnosis #sports #MSK
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cross-arm shoulder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... Case description ... ) • Milwaukee shoulder ... arthropathy of the shoulder ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder ... surgery, rotator cuff ... ) or Prolonged shoulder ... a stroke that caused ... stages #staging #msk
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Shoulder Impingement ... underlying rotator cuff ... flexion of the shoulder ... flexion of the shoulder ... signs #symptoms #msk
Shoulder Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
Shoulder Shrug Sign ... for Rotator Cuff ... elevating the shoulder ... Sign #Rotator #Cuff ... clinical #video #msk
Positive Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
Sign for Rotator Cuff ... elevating the shoulder ... #Shoulder #Shrug ... Sign #Rotator #Cuff ... clinical #video #msk
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
Balloting the ETT cuff ... suprasternal notch should ... transmitted to the ETT cuff ... Thus, in some cases ... ETTube #Balloting #Cuff