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Bicep muscle injury - Yergason Test - 1. Position patient's elbow at 90 degrees with thumb
injury - Yergason Test ... Position patient's elbow ... patient supinate and flex ... wrist) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #ALiEM
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... normally elicits elbow ... (supinator) reflex ... Inverted #Supinator #Test ... #Reflex #neurology
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
tear - O'Brien Test ... degree flexion, elbow ... degrees adducted (medial ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #OBrien #ALiEM
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
all extremity, facial ... support (10-30%) • Facial ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... blinks to threat Cranial ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Diagnosis and Management ... of arm M – Medial ... fully as a test ... Bigelow method: FLEX ... Hip #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and sensitive tests ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology