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Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Differential Diagnosis by Location ... prior to my first MSK ... rotation. ... Differential #Diagnosis #Location ... #MSK #Radiology
Visual Guide to Splinting by Location

- Northwestern EM https://twitter.com/NorthwesternEM

#Splinting #Locations #Management #Orthopedics #Emergency #Fractures #splints
to Splinting by Location ... - Northwestern EM ... #Splinting #Locations
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Infraspinatus Scapular Rotation ... Rotator cuff subacromial
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... after cross-arm test ... of supination/pronation ... #MSK
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Abdominal Pain - Location ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Locations can be ... Abdominal #Pain #Location ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... (FAIR Test - Flexion ... , and Internal Rotation ... is a positive test ... #physicalexam #msk
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... ipsilateral flexion and rotation ... The test is positive ... #Spurlings #Test ... #physicalexam #msk
Aneurysms preferentially blossom in the Circle of Willis, with the anterior communicating artery (Acomm) being the
the most common location ... #Epidemiology #EM ... NSG #Aneurysm #Location
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression Test ... internal and external rotation ... This test is usually ... #Compression #Test ... #orthopedics #msk
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
Transducer location ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM