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Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy

#Gowers #Calf #Muscle
Gowers' Sign and ... Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Calf #Muscle #
Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy 

#Gowers #Calf
Gowers' Sign and ... Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Calf #Muscle #
Calf Muscles - Posterior Compartment - Superficial and Deep Leg Muscles
 - Gastrocnemius
 - Plantaris
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Calf Muscles - Posterior ... By @rev.med #Calf
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
squeezing the calf ... #PhysicalExam #Calf
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
- Asymmetric calf ... LR 1.4 - Any calf
Likelihood Ratios of Clinical Features Ruling In Deep Vein Thrombosis
Malignant disease	2.71
History of deep vein thrombosis	2.25
Recent immobilization	1.98
Difference
Difference in calf ... surgery 1.76 Calf ... Tenderness 1.27 Calf
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
Orthopnea (28%) - Calf ... Tachypnea (54%) - Calf
Calf Tendon Strain on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Love a good 'tennis calf' after a long
Calf Tendon Strain ... a good 'tennis calf ... TendonImaging #Calf
Normal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Negative) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this normal Simmonds-Thompson test, plantar flexion of the
squeezing the calf ... #PhysicalExam #Calf
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy (DMD) #Gowers