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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Test if patient ... If ok with ICU team ... flexed at the elbow ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... Posterior Drawer Test ... A partial tear may ... #PhysicalExam # ... Posterior #Drawer #Test
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... The test is ... Meniscal #Injury #Tear ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... Supraspinatus #Tear ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
Yergason's Test on Physical Exam
Yergason's test for biceps tendon pathology testing stability of the tendon within
Yergason's Test ... Exam Yergason's test ... ER, supination, elbow ... pathology and/or SLAP tear ... #PhysicalExam #
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 ... Labral tear: ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Crank Test for Labral ... Tear of the Shoulder ... suggestive of a labral tear ... #Labral #Tear # ... PhysicalExam #clinical
Supine Napoleon Test for Subscapularis Tear

The patient is instructed to place his hand on his belly
Subscapularis Tear ... asked to move his elbow ... cannot raise their elbow ... Subscapularis #Tear ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
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Physical Exam Weber Test ... lateralizes to good ear ... Rinne Test: ... conduction Hum Test ... #HearingLoss #PhysicalExam
Yergason's Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform Yergason's test, flex the elbow to 90 degrees, and provide
Yergason's Test ... perform Yergason's test ... , flex the elbow ... bicepital tendon tear ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam