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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Neer Test Labral tear ... Testing #Maneuvers #RotatorCuff ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank ... Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... #Labral #Tear # ... RotatorCuff #Test ... #Crank #ALiEM
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
Labral tear - O'Brien ... Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... #Labral #Tear # ... RotatorCuff #Test ... #OBrien #ALiEM
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #Hawkin #ALiEM
Infraspinatus scapular rotation test - Patient has pain when externally rotates shoulder against resistance (with elbow
Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... Infraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #ALiEM
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... EmptyCan #Jobe #ALiEM
Subacromial Impingement - Neer Test 1. With the arm fully pronated, the examiner raises the arm
Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... #Impingement #RotatorCuff ... #Neer #Test #ALiEM
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... Test #DropArm #ALiEM
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
on examination table ... on the edge of table ... towards the test ear ... Supports the patient ... the examination table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... echo in the last year