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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
on the affected limb ... #orthopedics #msk
RICE: Mechanism of Action
Rest (weight bearing or stressful motion discontinued)
Ice (applied to injury)
Compression (wrap applied to
area) Elevation (limb ... pathophysiology #mechanism #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Pain: • PAD • Limb ... zoster - HIV - Lyme ... Immobilization) • Acute limb ... lower #extremity #msk
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / Limp ... Bone #Deformity #Limp ... #MSK #Differential
Distraction Test for Cervical Radiculopathy

 • Indicates compression of neural structures at the intervertebral foramen or
decrease in upper limb ... #orthopedics #msk
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Tension Test (Upper-Limb ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Tension Test (Upper-Limb ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Active Straight Leg Raise Test (ASLR)

The ASLR tests assesses the ability to load the pelvis through
pelvis through the limb ... #physicalexam #msk
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
Prothrombin Time ... Thromboplastin Time ... Prothrombin Time ... Thromboplastin Time ... • Heparinized line
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
dislocation looks like ... Clinical #POCUS #MSK