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McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
for Meniscal Tear ... injury. ... #Meniscal #Tear ... #Meniscus #Knee ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Medial Meniscus ... The "double PCL sign ... Differential diagnosis ... #knee #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... bearing after injury ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... Check hip and ankle ... special ligament/meniscus ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... e.g., congenital hip ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Giant retinal tears ... #management #signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... • Examine for signs ... If ok with ICU team ... #PhysicalExam #neurology