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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... The test is positive ... Meniscal #Injury #Tear ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
Classification - Describes position ... ATFL ligament tear ... PM fx (or PTFL tear ... deltoid ligament tear ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... The test is positive ... Supraspinatus #Tear ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Test for Labral Tear ... is considered a positive ... suggestive of a labral tear ... #Test #Labral #Tear ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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pupil - Light-near ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
6mm); • Light-near ... - no light-near ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

Testing showed pronator drift on the left side in this
side in this 70-year-old ... to maintain the position ... clinical #video #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
sitting to supine position ... patient in this position ... to the upright position ... to the sitting position ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... Classification #Orthopedics
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Retinal breaks • Positive ... detachment • Retinal tear ... • Vitritis • Tear ... retina, a retinal tear ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology