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Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower ... Extremity Paralysis ... leg at the hip. ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Mixed upper and lower ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
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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: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... extremity reflexes
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... If the leg does ... not lower into a ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
, then slowly lowers ... the leg towards ... In a normal test ... #physicalexam # ... sports #msk #orthopedics
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... not lower into a ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... not lower into a ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... not lower into a ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose