15 results
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
and McMurray (meniscal ... integrity) tests ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #Knee #PhysicalExam ... McMurray #Drawer #Test
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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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Ober's Test for Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Ober's Test assesses for iliotibial band syndrome.  With the patient
Iliotibial Band Syndrome ... and abduct the hip ... hip #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... sports #msk #orthopedics
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
Ober's Test for ... The examiner supports ... Iliotibial #Band #Syndrome ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV ... Syndrome: • Most ... Distal joints, knees
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... e.g., congenital hip ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Joint • Hip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
in Rheumatoid arthritis ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis