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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Hip Flexure Contracture ... flattening the lumbar ... #Hip #Flexure # ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
raises off of the ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
raises off of the ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
More likely to cause ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... respiratory and bulbar ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
preferentially affects the flexors ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... DIAGNOSIS: • Lumber ... and sensitive tests ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology