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Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
for Achilles Tendon ... Flex the knee to ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #Injury #ankle ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Achilles Tendon ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #orthopedics
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Achilles Tendon ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #orthopedics
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal left side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Achilles Tendon ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #orthopedics
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... the leg from the ankle ... indicate a meniscal injury ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... Compartment syndrome ... consider compartment syndrome ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... • Examine for signs ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... include forefoot, ankles ... , knees, fingers ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... tendon, fingers
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... , swollen, and tender ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #