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Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
the quadriceps muscle ... - Positive sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Root Sensory Motor ... Dermatomes Abdominal Muscles ... Anterior Medial Thigh Hip ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... result in permanent neurologic ... syphilis, and HIV ... in: - Muscle ... #lesions #differential
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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and/or genital sensory ... constipation Differential ... cord infarct ... lower extremity muscle ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
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 ... Loss of signal pulses ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
bowel dysfunction, muscle ... cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... Limb weakness, sensory ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Lesions of the spinal ... cord • Inflammatory ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... - Lack of sensory ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Partial myelitis • Sensory ... (Spinal cord predominant ... objective evidence of neurologic ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... diagnosis #management #neurology