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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Infraspinatus Scapular Rotation ... Rotator cuff subacromial
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... arm, empty can test ... +ve #Rotator # ... Cuff #Syndrome #
Hawkin's Test - Shoulder Examination

Hawkin's test assesses for possible rotator cuff impingement.
Stabilize the scapula, passively abduct
assesses for possible rotator ... cuff impingement ... and internally rotate ... #impingement #rotator ... #cuff #Shoulder
Hawkin's Test - Shoulder Examination

Hawkin's test assesses for possible rotator cuff impingement.
Stabilize the scapula, passively abduct
assesses for possible rotator ... cuff impingement ... and internally rotate ... #impingement #rotator ... #cuff #Shoulder
Algorithm for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI). The standard cosyntropin stimulation test (CST) may be
Algorithm for the ... cosyntropin stimulation test ... the first-line test ... StimulationTest #Algorithm ... #Cutoffs
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... Test 1: Baseline ... OCPs, pregnancy) Test ... Stimulation - Cutoffs ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening Test ... though some use a cutoff ... ) Confirmation Test ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) Management ... Women have lower cutoffs ... Aneurysm #AAA #Management ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... and sensitivity tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
of underlying rotator ... cuff (RC) muscle-tendon ... + Painful arc test ... pain + Hawkin's test ... passive internal rotation