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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Iliotibial band ... Hair loss- feet and ... #pain #differential ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
knee with leg circumduction ... ambulation, the leg ... moves forward and ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... applying internal and ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... bilateral leg paresis ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Note: • Left leg ... after the right leg ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... Other brainstem syndromes ... myelitis: Motor and ... paresis, Bladder, and
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... #Hypertension #Differential
Pulsatile Exophthalmos on Physical Exam - Protrusion and Pulsation of the eyeball

The differential diagnosis of pulsatile
Exam - Protrusion and ... the eyeball The differential ... #Exophthalmos #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #ocular #ophthalmology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... Post-infectious GN - Bland ... nephropathy • HTN ... Protein deposition (eg