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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 ... acute lumbar disc ... • large lower lumbar ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Freiberg's Test ... for Piriformis Syndrome ... #Piriformis #syndrome ... #sciatica #lumbar ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... the table, the test ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

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

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... hyper-extends the spine ... Pain in the lumbar ... #Lumbar #spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... white matter, spinal ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Bulbar- 15%: Dysphagia ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... stimulation - Single
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle = spindle-shaped deposit of pigment on the posterior
Krukenberg's Spindle ... on Slit Lamp Ocular ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... the Lasègue's tests ... , the Slump Test ... #Lumbar #Spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... the Lasègue's tests ... , the Slump Test ... #Lumbar #Spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical