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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... to 90 degrees, flex ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Physical Exam 53-year-old ... the ankle jerk reflex ... a deep-tendon reflex ... #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... bladder and rectal reflex ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Asymmetric Umbilicus Reflex on Physical Exam

An asymmetric umbilicus reflex in a patient with scoliosis warrants an
Asymmetric Umbilicus Reflex ... asymmetric umbilicus reflex ... #umbilical #clinical ... #video #neurology ... PhysicalExam #syrinx #orthopedics
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor reflex ... finger #flexor #reflex ... #clinical #hand ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #sports
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... sclerosis • Clinical ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
O'Brien's Test - Labral Tear

To perform O'Brien's Test point the thumb down and flex the shoulder
Test - Labral Tear ... thumb down and flex ... Adduct the arm across ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Yergason's Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform Yergason's test, flex the elbow to 90 degrees, and provide
Yergason's test, flex ... bicepital tendon tear ... tendon #labral #tear ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... management #treatment #neurology
Yergason's Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform Yergason's test, flex the elbow to 90 degrees, shake hands
Yergason's test, flex ... bicepital tendon tear ... tendon #labral #tear ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics