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Sulcus Sign on Shoulder Exam

Positive sulcus sign in a shoulder with multidirectional instability.

Downward force applied at
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder ... sulcus sign in a shoulder ... multidirectional instability ... #Sulcus #Sign #Shoulder ... #PhysicalExam #
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Finger agnosia - Inability ... 3) Acalculia - Inability ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Case description ... HAGL) can be a cause ... instability from ... Differential diagnosis ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Shoulder Examination

Step 1 Inspection
Step 2 Palpation (ABCs)
Step 3 Range of Motion and Strength (SITS)
Step 4 Provocative
Shoulder Examination ... LizzyHastie #Shoulder ... #Examination #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #checklist
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... to hypotension should ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... shock #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... time there is inability ... and other rarer causes ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bradykinesia • Postural Instability ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Activation • Inability ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
elements of a shoulder ... included on a shoulder ... in the anterior shoulder ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #RotatorCuff #Shoulder