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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
microvascular injury ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... segment changes on tele ... perform provocative tests ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
at rest or progresses ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... test itself involves ... hand. ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
test used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... place one hand ... and the other grasping ... ACL #PhysicalExam
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia Gravis - Likelihood Ratio (LR) +24 / -0.16
Ice pack's can be used
Ice-pack Test for ... used to lessen the ... BostonChiefs #Icepack #Test ... Myasthenia #Gravis #physicalexam ... #neurology #diagnosis
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
alternating light test ... very sensitive diagnostic ... pathway injury. ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
assess for ACL Injury ... used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... and the other grasping ... ACL #PhysicalExam
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse ... test (HIT) result ... peripheral cause of AVS and ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... Meaning: Positive test ... with eyes open and ... #neurology #diagnosis ... proprioception #physicalexam
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
certain movements of the ... only with upbeat and ... worsened in head-hanging ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison