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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... of Leg Pain: ... of Leg Pain: ... of Leg Pain: ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Anterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
patient's toes to stabilize ... the leg while applying ... #Drawer #Test #Cruciate ... #Tear #knee #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
patient's toes to stabilize ... the leg while applying ... #Drawer #Test #Cruciate ... #Tear #knee #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
regional pain syndrome ... • Spinal injury ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Age less than 30 ... heart failure, neurologic ... or acute kidney injury ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... in legs and ascends ... Reflexes: Arms or legs ... management #treatment #neurology
Pivot Shift test for Knee Instability

The patient lies supine while the examiner grasps the leg by
test for Knee Instability ... examiner grasps the leg ... #clinical #video ... #PhysicalExam # ... Sports #Orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... (less common) 4 ... CLINICAL: instability ... #msk #clinical