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Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... or leg during testing ... tightness, femoral nerve ... #Test #Rectus # ... #orthopedics #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... or leg during testing ... tightness, femoral nerve ... #Test #Rectus # ... #orthopedics #sports
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... palsy, testing the ... flat object such as ... Palsy #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #sports
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... typing Cardiac Testing ... carotene levels Nerve ... Tests: • Nerve ... salivary glands, or rectal
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... infections are common causes ... #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... and sensitive tests ... pathophysiology as
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #diagnosis #initial ... #testing #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... - Emergency Causes ... - decreased rectal ... • Provocative Tests ... #causes #neurology