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Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
afferent pupillary defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Qualitative Platelet Defects ... Bernard-Soulier Syndrome • Defect ... Thrombasthenia • Defect ... Related Disorder • Defect ... Inherited #Platelet #Defects
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
False-Negative Contingency Table ... ability to correctly detect ... Specificity of a test ... disease, who will test ... #Contingency #Table
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... neuritis due to MS ... How to test it? ... swinging light test ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect
Ventricular Septal Defect on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#VSD #Ventricular #Septal #Defect #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Septal Defect ... Ventricular #Septal #Defect ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... alternating light test ... swinging-flashlight test ... afferent pupillary defect ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect
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Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
VSD, AV canal defect ... • Hyperoxia test ... catch blue baby defects
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with Shunting on Echocardiogram with Contrast (a4c)

An elderly patient with dyspnea -
Atrial Septal Defect ... Atrial #Septal #Defect ... a4c #clinical #pocus
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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... Direct palpation ... after cross-arm test ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
with coagulation defects ... Elevated Liver tests ... Severe coagulation defects ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table