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Category: Clinical Skills and Approaches

History taking and examination skills and Flowchart approaches to commonly encountered medical conditions and diseases.

Clinical Skills and Approaches

Romberg test

Epomedicine Sep 7, 2022 No Comments Clinical examinationNervous system

Tests the function of: Posterior or Dorsal column which may be impaired in: Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of spinal cord (Vitamin B12 deficiency) Posterior cord…

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Deep tendon reflexes

Epomedicine Sep 3, 2022 No Comments Clinical examinationNervous system

Deep tendon reflexes are monosynaptic reflexes integrated at lamina IX of the spinal cord. Deep tendon reflexes may be interpreted as: Normal Diminished or absent…

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Beevor’s sign

Epomedicine Sep 3, 2022 No Comments Clinical examinationNervous system

Named after: Charles Edward Beevor Definition: Upward (Cephalad) movement of the umbilicus in a supine patient attempting either to flex the head onto the chest…

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Heel Pain : Mnemonic

Epomedicine Aug 19, 2022 No Comments Orthopedics

Mnemonic: HEEL PAINS 1. Heel pad syndrome 2. Enthesopathy 3. Entrapment 4. Ligaments 5. Plantar fasciitis 6. Posterior tibial tendinopathy/tenosynovitis 7. Peroneal tendinopathy/tenosynovitis 8. Arthritis…

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Child with a limp : Mnemonic Approach

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics Jun 24, 2022 No Comments OrthopedicsPediatrics

HISTORY AND EXAMINATION Mnemonic: LIMPINGS 1. Limping definition and onset Any deviation in walking pattern away from the expected normal pattern for the child’s age…

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Tanner stages : Simplified with Mnemonics

Epomedicine Jun 19, 2022 1 Comment Clinical examinationPediatrics

Breast Development Mnemonic: ABCDE Stage 1 – Absent development Stage 2 – Breast bud Stage 3 – Common Contour (not separated) Stage 4 – Double…

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Mortarmen’s knee

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics Jun 12, 2022 No Comments Musculoskeletal systemOrthopedics

Synonym: Adult onset tibial tubercle exostoses History: Pain over anterior surface of upper tibia Pain during running, jumping, squatting, kneeling and descending stairs Usually no…

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Modified Ashworth Scale for Spasticity : Mnemonic

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics May 1, 2022 No Comments Clinical examinationNervous system

Ashworth scale tests resistance to passive motion about a joint with varying degrees of velocity. Modified Ashworth Scale (Bohannon and Smith, 1987) has 1+ grading…

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