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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 ... One hip is maximally ... at the knee and ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
at the knee and ... flexor pathology ... Flexor #contracture ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
passive neck flexion ... Passive neck flexion ... /knee flexion is ... and knee flexion ... #Pediatrics #Peds
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 ... and/or there is flexion ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
preventing full flexion ... flex at the PIP ... flexion is limited ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #msk #PIP
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
flexing the hips ... Next, flex and extend ... the hips, the knees ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
(FAIR Test - Flexion ... Internal Rotation) Flex ... sciatica #lumbar #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
Flexor Digitorum ... and observe for flexion ... Inability to flex ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Positive Babinski Reflex with dorsiflexion of the big toe after stroking the sole of the foot.
This
dorsiflexion of the big toe ... gives way to a flexor ... Upgoing #Positive #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
aspect of the foot, flex ... predominantly flexor ... tone of the newborn ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics