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Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
rotation, provide an axial ... reproduction of symptoms ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #neck #
Wright Test (Hyperabduction Test) for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

While measuring the radial pulses, the arm is passively
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... measuring the radial ... development of symptoms ... vascular #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Wright Test (Hyperabduction Test) for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

While measuring the radial pulses, the arm is passively
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... measuring the radial ... development of symptoms ... vascular #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
: • Attacks: Gradual ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Adson's Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform Adson's Test locate the radial pulse.
Have the patient take
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... Test locate the radial ... the painful If radial ... vascular #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... vision or black spots
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... Long symptom-free ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Onset 50 yrs - Cranial ... symptoms (Headache ... Oral and genital Sores ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential
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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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... constipation Differential ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... #differential #
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
Costoclavicular Syndrome ... palpating the radial ... Thoracic #Outlet #Syndrome ... vascular #msk #orthopedics ... #sports