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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Knee Examination ... compression (meniscal ... meniscal integrity) tests ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... McMurray #Drawer #Test
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... Test on Knee Examination ... patient prone, the knee ... applies an axial compression ... #Compression #Test
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
Apley Compression ... Test on Knee Exam ... mikereinold #Apley ... #Compression #Test ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Distraction ... Test on Knee Examination ... patient prone, the knee ... injury (seen with compression ... test).
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
the leg with the knee ... A diagnosis of disk ... compression is ... buttock to below the knee ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
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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due to severe compression ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #differential #diagnosis
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
- Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy Cord Compression ... Anesthesia • Maternal positioning ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... fracture or prolonged compression ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... Arthritis-Dermatitis syndrome ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... Distal joints, knees
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Epidural Spinal Cord Compression ... • Dyspnea at rest ... #differential #diagnosis