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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
tear a portion of bone ... onto lateral hip Signs ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... withdrawal of the leg ... Positive #Babinski #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
J Sign - Knee Examination

Sign of Patellar Maltracking where the patella exhibits lateral translation over the
J Sign - Knee Examination ... Sign of Patellar ... during active leg ... #J #Sign #Knee ... #clinical #video
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
pain or spasm - legs ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Decreased vasomotor tone ... → Syncope • Signs ... heat stress • Criteria
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
extension of the great toe ... A positive sign ... Video via Liz Bayley ... #physicalexam # ... foot #podiatry #msk
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
extension of the great toe ... A positive sign ... Fasciitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... foot #podiatry #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam