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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 ... clinical #video #msk #sports
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:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
examiner's hand that supports ... or bed with the legs ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... Patellar clonus
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Disease Knee Joint ... Chondromalacia Patellae
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... for presence of clonus ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Ankles, lower legs ... Psoriasis - Elbows, knees ... pits • Lichen planus ... dermatology #rash #differential ... #diagnosis #skin