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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Shoulder Exam - ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Impingement #ALiEM
McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test ... #Knee #Exam #PCL ... #Knee #ALiEM
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Clinical Exam ... Section Clinical Exam ... #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #Causes
Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Lateral pivot shift test ... knee flexion #Diagnosis ... LateralPivotShift #Test ... #ACL #Knee #Exam ... #ALiEM
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... History and Exam ... life-threatening causes ... #Algorithm #workup
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Hemolysis - Diagnostic ... Algorithm and Causes ... #Workup #Hematology ... #Diagnosis * ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification ... #Workup #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Evaluation Algorithm ... Consider additional tests ... considered likely, the cause ... #Workup #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
years - Additional Workup ... Vaccines (PCV) #Diagnosis ... Management #Peds #EM #Workup ... #Algorithm #PCV ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... Physical Exam: ... 3) Optional tests ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup