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Visual Guide to Splinting by Location

- Northwestern EM https://twitter.com/NorthwesternEM

#Splinting #Locations #Management #Orthopedics #Emergency #Fractures #splints
to Splinting by Location ... #Splinting #Locations ... #Management #Orthopedics
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Abdominal Pain - Location ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Locations can be ... Abdominal #Pain #Location ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... (FAIR Test - Flexion ... , and Internal Rotation ... is a positive test ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... ipsilateral flexion and rotation ... The test is positive ... #Spurlings #Test ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression Test ... internal and external rotation ... This test is usually ... #Compression #Test ... clinical #video #orthopedics
Diabetic Foot Guidelines: Test patients w diabetes for peripheral neuropathy using the Semmes-Weinstein test
JAMA. 2017;318(14):1387-1388. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11700

#Diagnosis
Foot Guidelines: Test ... Semmes-Weinstein test ... Monofilament #Testing #Locations
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Infraspinatus Scapular Rotation ... - O’Brien Test
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... after cross-arm test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Troubleshooting for Neurosurgery Residents

Low Hanging Fruit
 • Has the system become disconnected
EVD at the same location ... "Two Tests" for ... : • The Drop Test ... • The Raise Test
Features of Components of Liver Function Tests #Diagnosis #IM #GI #LFTs #Liver #Function #Tests #Locations #AlkPhos
Liver Function Tests ... Liver #Function #Tests ... #Locations #AlkPhos