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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.
Myasthenia Gravis Signs ... , Symptoms and Testing ... - Ice Test - ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... extensor weakness - Sign ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... #Stroke #physicalexam
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Palsy This tests ... grip weakness caused ... ulnar nerve palsy, testing ... video #neurology #physicalexam
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... Lymphoma Metastatic Disease ... clue • Blood tests ... ACTH stimulation test
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... bypass), LFT (liver disease
Breast Cancer - Visible Signs on Physical Examination:

Retraction, Abnormal Contours, Skin Dimpling, Nipple Retraction, Edema, Paget's
Cancer - Visible Signs ... Edema, Paget's Disease ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... BreastCancer #Visible #Signs ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
(Romberg's sign ... Observe when patient closes ... • Cerebellar disease ... Unilateral vestibular disease ... proprioception #physicalexam
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... Hoffmann's reflex test ... are not useful signs ... In cerebellar diseases ... #PhysicalExam