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Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
, Symptoms and Testing ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... Test - Quiver ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
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Physical Exam Weber Test ... good ear Rinne Test ... conduction Hum Test ... #HearingLoss #PhysicalExam ... #Weber #Rinne #Testing
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Positive Hoffmann’s Test ... (Finger Flexor ... Hoffmanns #Reflex #test ... sign #Positive #PhysicalExam
Intention Tremor on Physical Exam Demonstrated by Finger to Nose Testing

Caused by cerebellar dysfunction.

#Intention #Tremor #Dysmetria
Demonstrated by Finger ... to Nose Testing ... Tremor #Dysmetria #Finger ... video #cerebellum #physicalexam
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Vertigo
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... #Stroke #physicalexam
Capillary Refill Testing on Physical Exam

- The pressure is increased until the skin is blank and
Capillary Refill Testing ... #Refill #time #Testing ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Finger
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Hoffmann's sign (finger ... Hoffmann's reflex test ... holding the middle finger ... allowing the middle finger ... #Video #Signs #PhysicalExam
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's reflex test ... holding the middle finger ... allowing the middle finger ... video #neurology #physicalexam