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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... BrighamChiefs #Lower ... #BackPain #Differential
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Caused by proximal muscle weakness typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam
Gowers' Sign on ... Physical Exam Caused ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... neurology #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... stopping walking (vascular ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Syndrome: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... decreased or absent lower
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
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
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... classically on the lower ... days of life in newborns ... comparison #table #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
Cord Disorders - Differential ... spasticity • Lower ... compression by fractured ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Upper extremity, lower
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Leg #Traction #Lower ... Extremity #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics