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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Testing #Maneuvers #RotatorCuff ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Gastrointestinal Evaluation ... • Additional laboratory ... tests may be needed ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... Prothrombin #Liver #Function ... #Tests #LFTs #Laboratory ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) and Interpretation

 • TSH, Free T4, Free T3
 • T3 Uptake
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Thyroid Function ... Tests (TFTs) and ... #Tests #TFTs #Interpretation ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #laboratory #patterns
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
initially requires an evaluation ... bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... bronchoprovocation test ... and sensitivity tests
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... abnormal liver blood tests ... of liver blood tests ... of liver blood test ... indicates all the tests
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the ... cosyntropin stimulation test ... the first-line test ... for evaluation ... of adrenal function
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Algorithm - Evaluation ... Standard Stim test ... normal adrenal function ... #Algorithm #ACTH ... #Stimulation #Test
Acromegaly Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Adults – enlarged facial or acral features, abnormal musculoskeletal growth
linear growth Tests ... Glucose Tolerance Test ... Growth Hormone (GH) test ... other pituitary functions ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Syphilis (TP) EIA
 • RPR
 • A different treponemal specific test (TPPA)

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Syphilis Diagnostic ... Algorithm • Syphilis ... treponemal specific test ... #Algorithm #Testing ... #laboratory #RPR