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Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
Squeeze Test for ... Injury The squeeze ... test evaluates ... With the foot dorsiflexed ... video #sports #msk
Calcaneal Squeeze Test on Foot Examination

The calcaneal squeeze test evaluates for calcaneal injury, such as a
Calcaneal Squeeze ... Test on Foot Examination ... The calcaneal squeeze ... #Foot #heel #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
The calf squeeze ... The clinician squeezes ... The calf squeeze ... plantar flex the foot ... physicalexam #surgery #msk
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
, Symptoms and Testing ... pubmed/15840866 - Food ... speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
Diabetic Foot Guidelines: Test patients w diabetes for peripheral neuropathy using the Semmes-Weinstein test
JAMA. 2017;318(14):1387-1388. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11700

#Diagnosis
Diabetic Foot Guidelines ... : Test patients ... Semmes-Weinstein test ... #Monofilament #Testing
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
lateral side of the foot ... - Schaeffer - Squeeze ... reflex - Gordon - Squeeze ... surface of the foot ... #Alternatives #Tests
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Spurling's sign: Tilting ... cervical nerve root ... Straight leg raise + foot ... on lumbar nerve root ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... Simmonds-Thompson test ... flexion of the foot ... Simmonds #Thompson #Test ... #Calf #Sports #msk
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... (FOBT) • Screening ... immunochemical test ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... Cervical Nerve Root ... The test is positive ... Cervical #Nerve #Root ... #physicalexam #msk