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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... Trauma • Crush injury ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
-> Ligaments tear ... Externally Rotated Leg ... • Shortened leg ... Internally Rotated Leg ... down affected leg
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
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 ... Test #Cruciate #Ligament ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
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 ... Test #Cruciate #Ligament ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
rise or increased lability ... Age less than 30 ... heart failure, neurologic ... or acute kidney injury ... Neurologic disorders
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 ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... 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 ... drawers, and special ligament ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic