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Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Flexor Tenosynovitis ... Tenderness over the flexor ... held in slight flexion ... Pickens, MD #Flexor ... Criteria #Sign #Hand
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
' Test for Hip Flexure ... assesses for hip flexure ... hip is maximally flexed ... contralateral leg flexes ... at the knee and
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
patient's knees and ... hips to flex when ... the neck is flexed ... #physicalexam #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
patient's knees and ... hips to flex when ... the neck is flexed ... #physicalexam #neurology
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
position with the hip and ... knee flexed at ... extension of the knee, and ... /or there is flexion ... Pediatrics #Peds #neurology
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
preventing full flexion ... unaffected side and ... joint & passively flex ... MCP & passively flex ... to do with both hands
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
characterized by reflexive flexion ... of the knees and ... following passive neck flexion ... clinical #video #neurology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
as an afferent and ... patient to relax the hand ... phalanx of the flexed ... 4) Observe the flexion ... clinical #video #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Meningitis Forced flexion ... elicits a reflex flexion ... Clinical #Video #neurology
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
reflex) Flexion ... and adduction of ... the thumb and flexion ... reflex #clinical #hand ... #orthopedics #neurology