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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
- Differential Diagnosis ... Direct palpation ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #MSK
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
sensory • Before diagnosis ... Test - Pain on palpation ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios by Finding
 • No goiter by palpation or
• No goiter by palpation ... 0.4 • Goiter by palpation ... Significant • Goiter by palpation ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Figure 2. The “laryngeal handshake,” from left to right: 1) hyoid, 2) thyroid, 3) cricoid, and
cricoid, and 4) palpation ... Cricothyrotomy #Palpation
Shoulder Examination

Step 1 Inspection
Step 2 Palpation (ABCs)
Step 3 Range of Motion and Strength (SITS)
Step 4 Provocative
Inspection Step 2 Palpation ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Jugular Venous vs Carotid Arterial Pulsations on Physical Exam

Jugular Venous Pulsations
• Well appreciated by inspection than
inspection than palpation ... appreciated by palpation
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... and pain with palpation ... • Alternative diagnosis ... PulmonaryEmbolism #AcutePE #Diagnosis
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
 •
Physical Exam/Diagnostic ... Typical Staged Palliation ... Goals of Stage 1 Palliation
Quincke's sign with flashlight - rhythmic pulsation of the ointment bed, especially when slightly compressing the
flashlight - rhythmic pulsation ... #PhysicalExam #Pulsation
Osteosarcoma 
Most common primary malignant bone tumor in children 
Most Common Sites of Involvement:
1. Distal femur
and tender to palpation ... #Osteosarcoma #Diagnosis