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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.
speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... eye movements ... #Diagnosis #Myasthenia
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
meniscal integrity) tests ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... McMurray #Drawer #Test ... #msk
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm 4 tests ... after cross-arm test ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #MSK
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... document response (tests ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
arm, empty can test ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
hyperextension test ... (Stork test) ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors - Movement ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Voluntary Muscle Movement ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Compartment Syndrome - 5 P's for circulation assessment

pain, pallor (pale skin tone), paresthesia (numbness feeling), pulselessness
(weakness with movements ... Compartment #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
occurs with certain movements ... ) • Hallpike test ... • Head impulse test ... • Head impulse test ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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The clinical diagnosis ... slight flexion at rest ... Criteria #Sign #Hand #MSK ... #Diagnosis