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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
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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spine • MCC- ... spine L1-L5 ... sexual dysfunction SPINE ... Diagnosis: • ... • HIV related
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... places hands on hips ... hyper-extends the spine ... #spine #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... stenosis, lumbar ... gait, strength, reflexes ... superior iliac spine ... pathophysiology #differential
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
syphilis, and HIV ... in deep tendon reflexes ... herniation - Lumbar ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... brainstem and multiple spinal ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... preferentially affects the flexors ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... management #neurology #differential