Welcome to the blog!
Hello to you all and thank you for taking the time to look at this blog! so you may ask, “who is this guy and what is he gonna ramble about?” […]
Case History: Systems Review
The “Systems Review” section in the Case Hx form sets the stage for a monotonous list of questions to ensure you have collected information regarding the patients self-reported state of health […]
Cervical Radiculopathy
Scenario A 45 year old patient presents with radiating symptoms from the neck into the right shoulder and arm. These are intermittent parasthesia which worse is certain movements of the […]
Spinal DDx
Spinal Diagnoses For a tissue to generate nociception it must be innervated. Therefore, you could imagine the abundant number of structures that are potentially culpable. Greg Lehman – A nerve is […]
Respiratory Examination
I hope these notes could guide you in a comprehensive Respiratory examination. Observations General: Pallor, Scars, Fullness of the supraclavicular fossae, Tachypnea, Orthopnea, Accessory breathing muscles, Chest abnormalities (pectus excavatum & pectus carinatum) Face: Ask […]
Cardiovascular Examination
I hope these notes could guide you in a comprehensive cardiovascular examination. Some of these clinical findings are evident in the screening of other systems, the findings presented here are related […]
Pain Education: An Explanation
“Seeing our practice through learner’s eyes, helps us teach more responsibly” Pain education should be done in a simplistic manner using metaphors and analogies to close the information gap between patient […]
Standing Exam Landmarks
The Standing Exam The standing exam is a traditional component of an Osteopathic examination, as is finding the old “Somatic Dysfunction”. The utility of finding structural asymmetries and Somatic Dysfunction […]
Cranial Nerve Examination
Anatomy, Innervations, Dysfunction and appropriate Examination of the Cranial Nerves. I hope you find my notes useful. Cranial Nerve Anatomy Innervates Dysfunction Test Olfactory Nerve (I) Axons pass through the […]
Hip OA
Hopefully this can help you to pick up the early signs of Hip OA and to justify the diagnosis. Signs and Symptoms Age the most common predisposing factor for hip […]
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