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Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... Internal Rotation) Flex ... compress the sciatic nerve ... lumbar #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... #syndrome #Freibergs ... lumbar #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
Piriformis Test ... pain from sciatic nerve ... irritation caused ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... threat Cranial Nerves ... Casey Albin MD @
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... irreversible muscle and nerve ... • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: ... bulbocarvenosus reflex
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and sensitive tests ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
are unable to flex ... buttock, if the hip raises ... tightness, femoral nerve ... Femoris #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
are unable to flex ... buttock, if the hip raises ... tightness, femoral nerve ... Femoris #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Common peroneal nerve ... injury (25%) TEST ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... msk #clinical #video