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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing ... #Maneuvers #RotatorCuff ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... diarrhea before testing ... pick specific tests ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Infraspinatus scapular rotation test - Patient has pain when externally rotates shoulder against resistance (with elbow
scapular rotation test ... degree flexion) #Diagnosis ... Infraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #ALiEM
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
Hawkin's Test 1. ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #Hawkin # ... ALiEM
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Cost - Cost per test ... etiology of syncope Tests ... Cardiac stress test ... Effectiveness #table
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
Jobe's Test ("Empty ... Can" Test) 1. ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Test #EmptyCan ... #Jobe #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank Test ... rotating arm #Diagnosis ... #Labral #Tear #RotatorCuff ... #Test #Crank #ALiEM
Subacromial Impingement - Neer Test 1. With the arm fully pronated, the examiner raises the arm
Impingement - Neer Test ... scapulothoracic motion #Diagnosis ... #Impingement #RotatorCuff ... #Neer #Test #ALiEM
Newer Syphilis Reverse Algorithm 

The advent of newer, faster 
treponemal antibody tests have 
allowed high-throughput of
treponemal antibody tests ... specific trep. tests ... RPR) Non-trep tests ... new and old trep test ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac ... reliable noninvasive test ... first-level screening test ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Table