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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... PhysicalExam #Shoulder #Testing ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... - Cost per test ... Cardiac stress test ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost
Draw a connecting your pre-test probability and your likelihood ratio. This provides you with your post-test
connecting your pre-test ... you with your post-test ... LikelihoodRatio #ALiEM
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... antibodies - Most ... reliable noninvasive test ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
years - Additional Workup ... Management #Peds #EM ... #Workup #Algorithm ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Workup Cost-effective ... tests for most ... tests, in absence ... Cardiac stress testing ... #testing #Cost
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... • Test all patients ... Syndrome: • Most
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... - Serum tests that ... The most commonly ... laboratory #diagnosis #testing ... endocrinology #workup
Scleritis - Most common immune cause: Rheumatoid arthritis. Exam: Deep episcleral plexus is vascularly engorged –
Scleritis - Most ... edema #Clinical #EM ... SlitLamp #Scleritis #ALiEM
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
acute AMI in the setting ... MI #Diagnosis #EM ... Sgarbossa #Criteria #ALiEM