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Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Ulnar Nerve Palsy ... #Test #Ulnar #Nerve ... #Palsy #clinical ... video #neurology #physicalexam ... orthopedics #sports #hand
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... flexes at the knee and ... Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... compress the sciatic nerve ... #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings ... spinal stenosis, lumbar ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... superior iliac spine ... differential #diagnosis #signs
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... the peripheral nerve ... )" 6) Sign off ... #finger #Physicalexam ... #clinical #video
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... flexes at the knee and ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
the Ulnar Nerve ... pain, numbness, and ... #Sign #Ulnar #Nerve ... #elbow #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... patient places hands ... on hips and stands ... #Lumbar #spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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 ... Symptoms - Cauda ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
reproduction of radicular symptoms ... 70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video