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Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
Test - 1. ... degree flexion, elbow ... degrees adducted (medial ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #OBrien #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank ... Test 1. ... abduction and elbow ... arm #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Crank #ALiEM
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
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test if patient ... blinks to threat Cranial ... If ok with ICU team ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #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-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... all extremity, facial ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and sensitive tests ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential