6 results
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 ... #Knee #Effusion ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk
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
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
		-
Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Disease Knee Joint ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
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