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Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
for Meniscal Tear ... the leg from the ankle ... Pain, clicking, ... injury. ... #Meniscal #Tear
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... visceral organ or nerve ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... #MSK #rheumatology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
particular attention paid ... the side of a nerve ... or spinal root injury ... on a chair with ankles ... Wrist clonus is
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... threat Cranial Nerves ... Possible responses to pain ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... If ok with ICU team