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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #Rules radius #fracture
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
box, pain with wrist ... distal radius fracture ... , scaphoid fracture ... #Dissociation #TerryThomas ... #Wrist #Scaphoid
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test ... aspect of the wrist ... flexion with the wrist ... #wrist #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Phalen's Test for ... Syndrome Phalen's test ... Fully flex wrists ... Tunnel #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #
Heel Strike Test for Femoral Fracture

The heel strike, an axial force on the femur, can be
Heel Strike Test ... for Femoral Fracture ... possible femur fractures ... #Heel #Strike #Test ... #PhysicalExam #
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Phalen's Test for ... Syndrome Phalen's test ... Fully flex wrists ... Tunnel #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #
Fulcrum Test for Femoral Stress Fracture

The fulcrum test evaluates for femoral stress fractures.
The examiner places one
Fulcrum Test for ... Femoral Stress Fracture ... The fulcrum test ... open_michigan #Fulcrum #Test ... #PhysicalExam #
The Shuck Test for Scapholunate Instability

The Shuck test assesses for scapholunate instability. 
With the wrist flexed,
The Shuck Test for ... With the wrist flexed ... dorsum of the wrist ... Instability #Hand #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #
WHAT test - Wrist Hyperflexion and Abduction of the Thumb 

The wrist is hyperflexed and the
WHAT test - Wrist ... Thumb The wrist ... considered a positive test ... Abduction #Thumb #Test ... Tenosynovitis #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test if patient ... direction to the body; wrists ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam