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Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Myasthenia Gravis Signs ... , Symptoms and Testing ... pubmed/15840866 - Food ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #foot #podiatry ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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absent: lower back pain ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... - Pain on palpation ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #foot #podiatry ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Thompson calf squeeze test ... ) - Pain over ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk #orthopedics
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... glucose • ↑ Eosinophils ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Mulder's Test for Morton Neuroma

Mulder's test evaluates for Morton neuroma.
The first and fifth metatarsal heads are
Pain or paresthesia ... called a Mulder's sign ... #Sign #Morton # ... Neuroma #Foot #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
organ or nerve root ... Symptoms of Joint ... Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
findings Skeletal Pathology ... • Stroke • Root ... Sacroiliac Joint Pain ... pathophysiology #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
and Sacroiliac Pathology ... position, resting the foot ... brim may elicit pain ... Hip #sacroiliac #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics