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Shoulder Effusion Ballottement on Physical Examination

Shoulder effusion. You can ballot and see fluid return at posterior
Shoulder Effusion Ballottement ... Shoulder #Effusion #Ballottement ... #orthopedics #clinical
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
Balloting the ETT cuff ... transmitted to the ETT cuff ... the ETT until ballottement ... ETTube #Balloting #Cuff
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Instructions for Proper Office Blood Pressure Measurement
Conditions
 • Quiet room with comfortable temperature.
 • Before measurements:
oscillometric) upper-arm cuff ... Cuff • Size according ... circumference (smaller cuff ... bladder of the cuff ... office #ambulatory #diagnosis
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
Patients with Clinical ... Use Appropriate Cuff ... Size Place Cuff ... limb) • Place cuff ... SBP • Inflate Cuff
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Trousseau's sign in hypocalcemia is elicited in when the hand
blood pressure cuff ... endocrinology #clinical
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff ... patients without a cuff ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
of the superior cuff ... in the adjacent cuff ... evaluation of cuff ... Deposition #Disease #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
weaning mode, ETT cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff ... Low Pressure - Cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Test Rotator cuff ... Yergason Test #Diagnosis