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Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
agnosia - Inability ... to differentiate ... 3) Acalculia - Inability ... without alexia) - Inability ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
The Shuck Test for Scapholunate Instability

The Shuck test assesses for scapholunate instability. 
With the wrist flexed,
Scapholunate Instability ... for scapholunate instability ... examiner resists finger ... #Scapholunate #Instability ... video #sports #msk
Finger Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can be tested at zero and thirty degrees
Ligament Stress Test ... collateral ligament stability ... collateral ligament stability ... Ligament #Stress #Test ... video #sports #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... caused by disruption ... flexion due to inability ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
S1 => Weakened stability ... hyperextension test ... (Stork test) ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bradykinesia • Postural Instability ... #Causes
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... Superficialis Finger ... Inability to flex ... open_michigan #Boyes #Test ... video #sports #msk
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Activation • Inability ... nonpitting #Edema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... Unresponsiveness/coma, Inability ... trigger breath, Inability ... airway / remove mask ... #Ventilation #diagnosis