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OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Normal and abnormal ... OK signs are seen ... #Injury #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... aracteristic "claw hand ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Injury Patients ... third fingers, ... #Injury #Hand # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... • Pain: Due to nerve ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
shoulder to its normal ... risk of axillary nerve ... injury. ... Reduction #MSK #PhysicalExam ... #Procedure #Orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... • Gait is abnormal ... , lower extremity
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... hemorrhage, which are ... for hepatitis B and ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology ... #physicalexam
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
Supraspinatus Injury ... release support and ... A positive (abnormal ... Sign #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Tourniquet for extremity ... See Drug Dosing Binder ... chest: needle/finger ... shock - ↓HR, ↓BP, Abnormal ... during assessment (warm