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Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... Simmonds-Thompson test ... squeezing the calf ... Tendon #Rupture #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Calf
Normal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Negative) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this normal Simmonds-Thompson test, plantar flexion of the
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... Simmonds-Thompson test ... squeezing the calf ... Tendon #Rupture #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Calf
Calf Tendon Strain on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Love a good 'tennis calf' after a long
Calf Tendon Strain ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... a good 'tennis calf ... TendonImaging #Calf ... #Clinical #Gastrocnemius
Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy

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

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy 

#Gowers #Calf
Gowers' Sign and Calf ... dystrophy #Gowers #Calf ... Pseudohypertrophy #clinical
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
to transiently halt ... Diabetes Mellitus Half-and-Half ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
- Dyspnea at rest ... Orthopnea (28%) - Calf ... Tachypnea (54%) - 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
Likelihood Ratios of Clinical ... Difference in calf ... surgery 1.76 Calf ... Tenderness 1.27 Calf
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... proximal 3rd of the calf ... #Lellis #Test #Lever ... cruciate #ligament #clinical
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
B profile is a half ... at one lung, a half ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #POCUS