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Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... #Test #meniscal ... #meniscus #Knee ... #PhysicalExam # ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
pivot shift, Apley compression ... (meniscal integrity ... and McMurray (meniscal ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Spinal stenosis • Compression ... fracture: Traumatic compression ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #primarycare
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Diagnostic of ... syndrome: - Compression ... Hematuria: • Urethritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
hand drop due to compression ... sleeping as in this case ... , due to compression ... #Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... stenosis/nerve compression ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
applied to the meniscus ... ligamentous rather than meniscal ... injury (seen with compression ... Distraction #Test #Knee #PhysicalExam ... orthopedics #msk #sports
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 ... #Test #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #orthopedics #sports
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cervical spine arthritis ... Cricoarytenoid arthritis ... vision or black spots ... #differential #diagnosis