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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... Thomas' Test ... assesses for hip ... flattening the lumbar ... rises off the table
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
the patient's hips ... The test is positive ... Pace #Maneuver #Test ... #physicalexam #hip ... #lumbar #sciatica
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Freiberg's Test ... Syndrome Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... is a positive test ... #sciatica #lumbar
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... (FAIR Test - Flexion ... Rotation) Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... #sciatica #lumbar
Common Lumbar Root Syndromes

#Diagnosis #Radiculopathy #Lumbar #NerveRoot #Sensory #Motor #Deficits #Reflexes #Table
Common Lumbar Root ... Radiculopathy #Lumbar ... Deficits #Reflexes #Table
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for ... flattening the lumbar ... rises off the table ... , the test is positive ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Thomas #Test
Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Non-Inflammatory: Musculoligamentous, Bone-Degenerative, Bone-Fractures, Disc-Herniation
 • Inflammatory: Infection,
• Referred: Hip ... Retroperitoneal, Lumbar
Back Pain - Common Illness Scripts
 • Lumbosacral Strain
 • Lumbar Disc Herniation
 • Inflammatory Back
Lumbosacral Strain • Lumbar ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Empiric Management Algorithm ... Obtain Head CT • Lumbar ... Management #diagnosis #Algorithm
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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nerve roots of lumbar ... • MCC- acute lumbar ... herniation • Involves lumbar ... • large lower lumbar ... • Multilevel lumbar