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Patellar Ballottement Test for Knee Effusion on Physical Examination

With the patient supine, the leg can be
Test for Knee Effusion ... patient supine, the leg ... #Ballottement #Test ... #Knee #Effusion ... #PhysicalExam #
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
with the knee extended ... A positive test ... A diagnosis of disk ... buttock to below the knee ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Patellar Tilt Test: used to evaluate the lateral retinaculum and the iliotibial band. 

#PatellarTiltTest #Diagnosis #Sports
Patellar Tilt Test ... PatellarTiltTest #Diagnosis ... #Sports #Knee # ... PhysicalExam #msk
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
or bed with the legs ... bedridden, the knees ... Achilles reflex is best ... having the patient kneel ... Patellar clonus
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Disease Knee Joint ... Chondromalacia Patellae
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... and bilateral leg ... Commonly caused ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #physicalexam
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... Meaning: Positive test ... Observe when patient closes ... #neurology #diagnosis ... proprioception #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... for presence of clonus ... wrists clenched; legs ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... dysregulation, bouts of HTN ... Diagnostic Criteria ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes