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Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
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pain from sciatic nerve ... irritation caused ... degrees and the hips ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
age 10-20 • Named ... anterior interosseous nerve ... fracture • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... • Weakness: Starts ... • Pain: Due to nerve ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic nerve ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... raises off of the ... tightness, femoral nerve ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... raises off of the ... tightness, femoral nerve ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... treatment #table #foamed
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
breakdown of glycogen stores ... In both SK and AK ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... #criticalcare #foamed
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management