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Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
Characteristic clinical ... • Brushfield spots ... iris (pigmented spots ... incurved fifth finger ... Downs #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... joint needs to be clinically ... fracture • ED Management ... : Pain control, ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
lateral joint line pain ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Winged Scapula on Physical Exam

Common things being common just standard scapular winging, but this is more
Winged Scapula on ... rarephysio #Winged ... #Scapula #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #orthopedics
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Leukonychia (white spots ... Fingernail #Disorders #Differential ... Leukonychia #Table #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
run-through of the main ... issues to sort ... from Scotland #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... Well-localized, sharp, short ... well-localized, dull, longer ... Complex regional pain ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Pain in the sciatic ... sciatica #lumbar #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
Positive sign: Pain ... Patellar #Grind #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
dorsally and no longer ... dorsal wrist, pain ... injury • ED Management ... : Pain control, ... #Orthopedics #Sports