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Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
swinging at the hip ... and knee with leg ... ambulation, the leg ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam
Pitting Leg Edema on Physical Exam

Finger impressions showcasing post-surgical pitting leg edema after knee injury.

Via David
Pitting Leg Edema ... post-surgical pitting leg ... edema after knee ... Pitting #Edema #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #leg
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #pain #differential ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
position with the hip ... and knee flexed ... cannot extend the knee ... extension of the knee ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... and hips following ... /knee flexion is ... and knee flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Compression Test on Knee ... patient prone, the knee ... while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... #PhysicalExam #
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
position, raising the leg ... with the knee extended ... elevation of the leg ... buttock to below the knee ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... along L5 (lateral leg ... S1 (posterior leg ... pain below the knee ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... Negative urine dip ... nephropathy • HTN ... Protein deposition (eg ... Proteinuria #Nephrology #Differential