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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 ... electronic devices use cuffs
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Test Rotator cuff ... subacromial impingement ... #Tendinopathy #Impingement
How to measure your blood pressure at home
1) PREPARE
 - Avoid caffeine, cigarettes and other stimulants
POSITION - Put cuff ... Position arm so cuff ... position during measurements ... - Record your measurements ... bloodpressure #measurement
LVOT measurement
1. PLX view zoom mode
2. Measure within 5 mm to 10 mm from aortic annulus
LVOT measurement ... Mid-systole #LVOT #measurements
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement ... Use Appropriate Cuff ... Size Place Cuff ... Returns (Repeat Measurement ... AnkleBrachial #Index #ABI #Measurement
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Shoulder Impingement ... subacromial bursa, Impingement ... underlying rotator cuff ... unit -> Shoulder Impingement ... #Shoulder #Impingement
How to measure Pulsus Paradoxus
 - Step 1: Take a normal manual blood pressure to determine
Inflate the BP cuff ... Step 3: Lower the cuff ... deflate out of the cuff ... Continue lowering the cuff ... Pulsus #Paradoxus #measurement
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff
Clubbing - Measurement and Schamroth Sign

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #Measurement #Schamroths #Sign #Clubbing
Clubbing - Measurement ... #PhysicalExam #Measurement
Neer's Test - Shoulder Examination

Neer's test assesses for possible rotator cuff impingement.
Stabilize the scapula and with
possible rotator cuff ... impingement. ... Test #rotator #cuff ... #impingement #Shoulder