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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
with prominent olecranon ... lateral epicondyle > radial ... dislocation + radial ... Simple, DC with ortho ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Infraspinatus scapular rotation test - Patient has pain when externally rotates shoulder against resistance (with elbow
scapular rotation test ... resistance (with elbow ... flexion) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Infraspinatus ... #ALiEM
Bicep muscle injury - Yergason Test - 1. Position patient's elbow at 90 degrees with thumb
injury - Yergason Test ... wrist) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Bicep ... #Yergason #Test ... #ALiEM
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
degree flexion, elbow ... degrees adducted (medial ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Labral ... #OBrien #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank Test ... abduction and elbow ... arm #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Labral ... #Crank #ALiEM
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... : • Attacks: Gradual ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... or supine roll test ... Hearing loss.
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... normally elicits elbow ... Inverted #Supinator #Test ... #Reflex #neurology ... orthopedics #msk #sports
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test if patient ... blinks to threat Cranial ... ventilation and observe breathing ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
examiner's hand that supports ... the patient's elbow ... the patient's elbow ... just above the olecranon ... Achilles reflex is best