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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Algorithm 4 tests ... for the AC joint ... Cross-arm shoulder ... test 4. ... #Algorithm #MSK
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... to 30 degrees, and ... point the thumbs ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... These are CLASSIC ... Therefore, the hand ... • This case should ... #diagnosis #msk
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocated major joint ... Most common major joint ... rotated, extended arm ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... of Lumbar Spine and ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Erythematosus (SLE), should
Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
Cross Arm Test of ... Flex the shoulder ... to 90 degrees and ... #ACJoint #shoulder ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Differential diagnosis ... capsuloligamentous injury ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Shoulder Apprehension and Relocation Test

The apprehension and relocation tests evaluate for anterior glenohumeral stability
With the patient
externally rotate the arm ... the glenohumeral joint ... the examiner's hand ... the glenohumeral joint ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
dexamethasone suppression test ... between 11 pm and ... Then measure at 8 am ... Hormone • MRI ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
joint is manipulated ... The arm should be ... axillary nerve injury ... #Reduction #MSK ... Orthopedics #clinical #video