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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... #Leg #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... decreased or absent lower
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... • Lower quadrant ... Lymphoma/Leukemia Lower ... hernia • Rib fracture ... #Differential #
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
both upper and lower ... experience, the cause ... The video highlights ... #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity ... function of the lower ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... to the Leaning Tower ... Caused commonly ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... neurology #posture #video
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #lesions #differential
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
#Leg #Recoil #Lower ... Extremity #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
spasticity • Lower ... compression by fractured ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Upper extremity, lower