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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Hypertonicity (muscles ... ) • Hand paresthesias ... , fine finger dexterity ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #msk
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... are not useful signs ... muscle contraction ... Reflex #Positive #Abnormal ... #PhysicalExam
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
of motion • Abnormal ... can happen) • Muscle ... reflexes (at those muscles ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Normal and abnormal ... #Abnormal #Interosseous ... Nerve #Injury #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... . 2) Ask the patient ... to relax the hand ... Reflex #Positive #Abnormal ... video #neurology #PhysicalExam
Wartenberg Sign in Ulnar Neuropathy

Abnormal abductor the fifth finger due to ulnar neuropathy ( weakness of
Wartenberg Sign ... Neuropathy Abnormal ... Ulnar #Neuropathy #hand ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #msk
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Paresthesias: Hands ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal ... Renal Failure - Mask ... ) - Finger/hand ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
place, whereas the longer ... pollicis longus muscle ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
in diminished muscle ... Respiratory muscles ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... #management #neurology