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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
meniscal integrity) tests ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #Knee #PhysicalExam ... McMurray #Drawer #Test ... #msk
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Gravis Signs, Symptoms ... speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... contralateral leg ... the table, the test ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression Test ... while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... meniscus #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #orthopedics #msk
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... The test is positive ... reproduction of symptoms ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
A positive test ... A diagnosis of disk ... ’s test) involves ... This test is 90% ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
more common in men ... Thompson calf squeeze test ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... • Shortened leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Yergason's Test on Physical Exam
Yergason's test for biceps tendon pathology testing stability of the tendon within
Yergason's Test ... Exam Yergason's test ... flexion elicits symptoms ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk