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Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... indicative of meniscal ... #Test #meniscal ... #meniscus #Knee ... 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 ... integrity) tests ... #Diagnosis #Sports
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Distraction Test ... applied to the meniscus ... ligamentous rather than meniscal ... injury (seen with compression ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Apley's Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient in the prone position, Apley's Compression Test evaluates
Apley's Compression ... position, Apley's Compression ... for a meniscal tear ... open_michigan #Apleys #Compression ... clinical #video #sports
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
Apley Compression ... Test on Knee Exam ... suggests meniscal ... #Test #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #orthopedics #sports
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Differential diagnosis ... paralysis but spares ...  West Nile virus ...  Spinal Cord Compression ... shows mass or compression
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
findings BPPV • Short-lived ... Positive Hallpike test ... or supine roll test ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Supports the patient ... Dix #Hallpike #DixHallpike ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
due to severe compression ... constipation Differential ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
) without cord compression ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential