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A2
Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Acute Loss of Lumbar Plexus Function
- Surgical Emergency
- Saddle Anesthesia
- Causes
- Inflammatory Disorders
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trauma
- Lesions
- Symptoms
- Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Sciatica
- Diagnosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Clinical
1 min
Rotator Cuff
- External Rotation
- Teres Minor
- Infraspinatus
- Internal Rotation
- Subscapularis
- Abduction
- Supraspinatus
1 min
Supracondylar Fracture Of Humerus
- Mechanism
- Fall On Outstretched Hand (FOOSH)
- More Common In Children
- Signs & Symptoms
- Elbow Pain & Swelling
- Diagnosis
- X-ray Shows Elbow Effusion
- Anterior Sail Sign
- Posterior Fat Pad Sign
- Treatment
- Non-displaced: Splint And Sling
- Displaced: Closed Reduction With Percutaneous Pin Placement
- Considerations
- Compartment Syndrome
- Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
- Brachial Artery Injury
- Median Nerve Palsy
- Cubitus Varus Deformity
3 mins
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Median Nerve Entrapment
- Compression at Carpal Tunnel
- Numbness, Tingling and Pain in Hand
- Diagnosis
- Phalen's Maneuver
- Tinel's Sign
- Treatment
- Splints
- Surgery
- Steroids
2 mins
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
- Axillary Nerve Damage
- Axillary Artery
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Supraspinatus Tendon
- Anterior Glenohumeral Ligament
- Anatomic Lesions
- Bankart's Lesion
- Hill-Sachs Lesion
1 min
Salter-Harris Fracture Classification
- SMACK
- Slipped Across Physis (Type 1)
- Metaphysis and Physis (Type 2)
- Articular-Epiphyseal (Type 3)
- Complete Metaphysis and Epiphysis (Type 4)
- Krushed Physis (Type 5)
2 mins
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
- Pathophysiology
- Young Female Athletes
- Runners
- Overuse Injury
- Idiopathic Patellar & Retinacular Pain
- Signs & Symptoms
- Chronic Anterior Knee Pain
- Increased with Squatting or Running
- Increased with Prolonged Sitting or Climbing Stairs
- Diagnosis
- Patellofemoral Compression Test
- Apprehension Sign
- Treatment
- NSAIDs
- Conservative Therapy
- Bracing
3 mins
ACL Tear
- Mechanism
- Non-contact
- Popping
- Sudden Stop
- Change in Direction
- Unhappy Triad
- Sign
- Lachman Test
- Treatment
- Reconstruction if Severe
1 min
Meniscus Tear
- Fibrocartilage Semicircular Band
- Traumatic
- Unhappy Triad
- Degenerative
- Symptoms
- Clicking and Locking
- McMurray Test
- Pain on External Rotation
- Treatment
- Conservative Management
- Surgery
1 min
Compartment Syndrome Interventions
- Interventions
- Frequent Neurovascular Assessments
- Evaluate Pain
- Do Not Elevate Extremity
- Remove or Loosen Restrictive Items
- Fasciotomy
- Amputation
- Considerations
- Infection
- Monitor Urine Output
2 mins
Compartment Syndrome Assessment
- Mechanism
- Trauma
- Increased Pressure
- Compressed Nerves and Blood Vessels
- Assessment
- 1 or more of 6 P's
- Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
- Considerations
- May take Days to develop
- Early Detection
- Ischemia
- Damage often Irreversible
2 mins
Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Tibial Tubercle Apophysitis)
- Pathophysiology
- Apophysitis of Tibial Tubercle
- Active, Young Boys
- Running and Jumping
- Overuse Injury
- Recent Growth Spurt
- Signs and Symptoms
- Diagnosis Made on History
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Enlarged Tibial Tubercle
- Edema
- Treatment
- Rest
- NSAIDs
- Activity Restriction
- Self-limiting
2 mins
Hip Fracture
- Assessment
- External Rotation
- Muscle Spasms
- Shortened Leg
- Pain
- Interventions
- Buck's Traction
- Analgesics
- Surgery
- Considerations
- Avascular Necrosis
1 min
Herniated Disc (Nucleus Pulposus)
- Cause/Mechanism
- Spine Trauma
- Natural Degeneration
- Spinal Stenosis
- Assessment
- Pain
- Weakness
- Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Interventions
- Brace
- Medications
- Outpatient Procedures
- Surgery
2 mins
MCL Tear
- Mechanism
- Medial Knee Injury
- Unhappy Triad
- Football
- Skiing
- Sign
- Valgus Stress Test
- Treatment
- Conservative Management
54 secs
Foot Bones
- Tiger Cubs Need MILC
- Talus
- Calcaneus
- Navicular
- Medial Cuneiform
- Intermediate Cuneiform
- Lateral Cuneiform
- Cuboid
1 min
Carpal Bones
- "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle"
- Scaphoid
- Lunate
- Triquetrum
- Pisiform
- Trapezium
- Trapezoid
- Capitate
- Hamate
1 min
Osteomyelitis
- Cause/Mechanism
- Bone Infection
- Assessment
- Warmth
- Edema
- Constant Bone Pain
- Fever
- Interventions
- IV Antibiotics
- Implanted Beads
- Hyperbaric Oxygen
- Surgical Removal of Ischemic Tissue
- Considerations
- Elevated ESR
3 mins
Neurovascular Assessment 6 P's
- Pain
- Paresthesia
- Pulse
- Pallor
- Pressure
- Paralysis
1 min
Spina Bifida Assessment
- Cause
- Congenital Malformation of Vertebrae
- Assessment
- Dimple With or Without Hair Tuft
- Lumbar Sac
- Hydrocephalus
- Paralysis
- Considerations
- Identify Type
2 mins
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