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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Testing #Maneuvers #RotatorCuff ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Lead aVR can provide ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Cost - Cost per test ... : ECG, Telemetry ... Cardiac enzymes, Head ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... Cardiac stress test
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG ... leads (V1R-V6R) ... precordial leads ... Cardiology #RightSided #EKG ... #ALiEM
Subacromial Impingement - Neer Test 1. With the arm fully pronated, the examiner raises the arm
Impingement - Neer Test ... the patient's head ... #Impingement #RotatorCuff ... #Neer #Test #ALiEM
Hypokalaemia:

The gradual fall in serum potassium level is reflected electrocardiographically by the following features:

1. Gradual decrease
prominent U waves, best ... seen in leads V2 ... Clinical #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #UWaves #Hypokalemia
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
Drop Arm Test 1. ... hand is over the head ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #DropArm ... #ALiEM
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
Hawkin's Test 1. ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #Hawkin # ... ALiEM
Infraspinatus scapular rotation test - Patient has pain when externally rotates shoulder against resistance (with elbow
scapular rotation test ... Infraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #ALiEM
Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... Cardiology #Posterior #EKG ... #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM