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Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Evaluate the injured ... partial or complete tear ... #finger #hand # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
from the ankle/ ... indicate a meniscal injury ... Knee #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Extrapulmonary: ankle ... anterior/posterior MSK ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles ... extensor surface of legs ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... - Traumatic injury ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... arthralgia, arm/leg ... • Progressive symptoms ... purpura (lower legs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... flexors of the legs ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... management #neurology #differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Examine for signs ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
little, or pinky, finger ... What are the symptoms ... subluxation #clinical #physicalexam ... #video #Orthopedics ... #Wrist #msk