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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... - Hawkin’s Test ... PhysicalExam #Shoulder #Testing ... #Maneuvers #RotatorCuff ... #Impingement #ALiEM
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... a stand-alone test ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... (posterior canal ... or supine roll test ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Urinalysis >3 ... mimics, repeat testing ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #urology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... am cortisol < 3 ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test ... #Stimulation #Test
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... in Posterior Canal ... approximately 3 ... with repeated testing ... #physicalexam #testing
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Microbiologic-Testing ... (Serum/Blood) 3. ... Breath test for ... Workup #Management #Algorithm
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
Drop Arm Test 1. ... to their side. 3. ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... #Test #DropArm ... #ALiEM
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... hyperglobulinemia (3) ... • Hepatitis B serology ... Hepatitis B and C serology ... testing • Serum
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management #Algorithm ... #Sodium #nephrology