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👍 Thumb MCP Extension Test helps assess for thumb CMC arthritis.

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#ThumbPain #CMCArthritis #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
November 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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🦶 The Thompson Test, also called the calf squeeze test, helps identify an Achilles tendon rupture.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thompson_Test

#AchillesTendon #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #EmergencyMedicine #Orthopedics
November 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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👍 The Thumb UCL Stress Test evaluates ligament stability at the thumb MCP

⚠️ Pain may suggest injury, while excessive laxity or an absent firm endpoint raises concern for a complete UCL tear.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_UCL_St...

#ThumbUCL #SkiersThumb #GamekeepersThumb #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam
November 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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🦴 Evaluating localized shin pain? The tibial fulcrum test can help assess for a tibial bone stress injury.

✅ Positive test: Reproduction of the patient’s localized tibial pain.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Tibial_Fulcr...

#TibialFulcrumTest #TibialStressFracture #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #MedEd
November 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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🦵The Thessaly Test uses weight-bearing rotation to assess for a possible meniscal tear.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thessaly_Test

#MeniscusTear #KneePain #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
November 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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🦶 Thumb Index Finger Squeeze Test

Reproduction of the patient’s familiar pain is a positive finding that supports suspicion for Morton’s neuroma.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_Index_...

#MortonsNeuroma #FootPain #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
November 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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🦶 The Talar Tilt Test assesses lateral ankle ligament stability.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Talar_Tilt_Test

#SportsMedicine #AnkleInstability #AnkleSprain #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation
October 30, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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🦶 Therman Test of the Ankle

The Therman Test helps assess subtalar instability in patients with recurrent ankle sprains or a feeling of the hindfoot “giving way.”

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Therman_Test...

#SportsMedicine #AnkleInstability #PhysicalExam #Musculoskeletal #MedicalEducation
November 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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👍 The thumb CMC grind test helps assess osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thumb_CMC_Gr...

#ThumbPain #Osteoarthritis #PhysicalExam #HandExam #SportsMedicine
October 31, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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You'll find some interesting memoirs and erotic fiction about digital rectal exams (DRE) and other exams such as urology and gynecology at prowank.com ( #digitalRectalExam, #rectal, #DRE, #urology, #urological, #medicalExam, #physicalExam, #urologist, #gyn, #gynExam)
November 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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🖐️The TFCC stress test applies ulnar deviation and shear across the ulnar side of the wrist. Reproduction of pain suggests TFCC pathology and should be interpreted alongside the history and other examination findings.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/TFCC_Stress_...

#WristPain #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam
October 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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🦶 Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Rupture

An intact Achilles tendon produces plantarflexion; absent or reduced movement suggests a rupture.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Thompson_Test

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #AchillesTendon #Orthopedics #MedicalEducation
October 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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🦴 Tabletop Relocation Test: Assesses for posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Tabletop_Rel...

#SportsMedicine #ElbowInstability #PhysicalExam #Orthopedics #MedEd
October 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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🔎 A Sister Mary Joseph nodule is a metastatic lesion involving the umbilicus. It may appear as a firm, irregular nodule and can be associated with an underlying abdominal or pelvic malignancy.

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#ClinicalMedicine #PhysicalExam #Oncology #MedicalEducation
October 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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🦶 Sural Nerve Neurodynamic Test

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Sural_Nerve_...

#SuralNerve #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #SuralNeuralgia #MedicalEducation
October 24, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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🦶 Talar Tilt Test

What other tests do you use to evaluate an ankle sprain? Comment below 👇

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Talar_Tilt_Test

#TalarTiltTest #AnkleSprain #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
October 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Asterixis and CO2 Retention

A bedside finding I learned to look for when considering CO2 retention.

More clinical pearls: youtube.com/conanliumd

#medicine #meded #clinicalpearls #physicalexam #medicaleducation
October 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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🦴 This test compares apparent leg length from lying supine to sitting upright and is traditionally used to assess possible pelvic asymmetry.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Supine_to_Lo...

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalTherapy #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation #BackPain
October 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Two Physical Exam Signs Worth Knowing

The double-tongue sign and Pemberton sign, with a case I admitted with SVC syndrome.

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October 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Supine Flexion Resistance Test 💪

Deep shoulder pain or pain along the posterior joint line suggests a SLAP tear of the superior labrum.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Supine_Flexi...

#SportsMedicine #ShoulderPain #PhysicalExam #Orthopedics #MedicalEducation
October 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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🦵 The Knee Sweep Test assesses for knee joint effusion.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Knee_Sweep_Test

#KneeSweepTest #KneeEffusion #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
October 21, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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💪The Supination Lift Test helps assess for triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries in patients with ulnar-sided wrist pain.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Supination_L...

#SportsMedicine #SupinationLiftTest #TFCC #WristPain #PhysicalExam
October 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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🩺The sulcus sign assesses inferior shoulder laxity.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Sulcus_Sign

#SulcusSign #ShoulderInstability #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation
October 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Sural Nerve Neurodynamic Test 🦶

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Sural_Nerve_...

📖📖 For Educational Purposes Only 📖📖

#SuralNerve #SuralNeuralgia #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation
October 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM