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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
compression (meniscal ... (meniscal integrity ... #Sports #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #Lachman #Apley ... #McMurray #Drawer
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... along with the Apley ... #Compression #Test ... #meniscal #meniscus ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
Apley Compression ... Pain with compression ... suggests meniscal ... mikereinold #Apley ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Medical Emergency ... Commonly caused ... fracture or prolonged compression ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Distraction ... applied to the meniscus ... injury (seen with compression ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Apley ... Distraction #Test #Knee #PhysicalExam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... stenosis/nerve compression ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... diagnosis #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Apley's Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient in the prone position, Apley's Compression Test evaluates
Apley's Compression ... evaluates for a meniscal ... open_michigan #Apleys ... #Compression #Test ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
always visible as a meniscus ... In these cases, ... might get the impression ... #Clinical #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... relief of IVC compression ... deteriorating on medical ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... replacement Cord compression ... : - Lower-extremity ... dyspnea, upper-extremity ... interventional radiology