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Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... flattening the lumbar ... contralateral leg ... Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Low Back Pain and ... to evaluate for lumbar ... 70 degrees of hip ... #Spine #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for ... flattening the lumbar ... contralateral leg ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
places hands on hips ... stands on one leg ... #Lumbar #spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spinal stenosis, lumbar ... absent: lower back ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness, arms > legs ... life-threatening Differential ... - Bedside: ice pack ... test/Edrophonium ... test - Cogan
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... with or without back ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... management #neurology #differential