Systematic Musculoskeletal Examinations – George V. Lawry
Descripción Systematic Musculoskeletal Examinations During my third year of Internal Medicine Residency, I encountered a patient with severe, long-standing psoriatic arthritis. After examining him (as best I could) and recording all his deformities (having only a vague idea of how to effectively describe them), I presented him to my attending. After patiently listening to me stumble through my findings, he asked «Geordie, was there any synovitis, any joint swelling?» l was dumbfounded. I had no idea. My Rheumatology fellowship followed shortly thereafter and for the first time I received excellent, systematic instruction in musculoskeletal physical examination techniques that l would
