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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... Signs/Symptoms ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics
Positive J-Sign - Maltracking Patella on Knee Examination

Inverted J sign in a 15-year-old girl with patellar
Positive J-Sign ... Inverted J sign ... #JSign #J #Sign ... Patella #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trauma • Strains/ tears ... Pain • Valgus position ... of knee due to ... causes #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Positive Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
Positive Shrug Sign ... for Rotator Cuff Injury ... The "Shrug Sign ... #Sign #Rotator ... Cuff #clinical #video
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
Supraspinatus Injury ... supraspinatus injury ... Drop #Arm #Test #Sign ... supraspinatus #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Yergason's Test on Shoulder Examination
Patient Position: Sitting
Examiner Position: Standing adjacent to the test arm. One hand
Sitting Examiner Position ... Positive Sign: ... indicates damage or tear ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
injury (i.e. post ... , rotator cuff tear ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Presentation: Injury ... • Bilateral signs ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... : • Severe injury ... • Examine for signs ... If ok with ICU team
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
long_brit) Case A 39-year-old ... Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... Several of the diagnoses ... secretions and should