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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cost - Cost per test ... Cardiac enzymes, Head ... CT, Echo, Orthostatic ... diagnosis #workup #testing
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Peripheral Vertigo Head ... Impulse Test Nystagmus ... Test of Skew ... #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 ... In detecting CT ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... #Stroke #physicalexam
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... ) — Head 2 mSv 8 ... ) — Head, repeated ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
Positive Seidel test ... positive Seidel test ... CT can also help ... elevating the head ... Ophthalmology #PhysicalExam
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... compression force to the head ... The test is positive ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse ... test (HIT) result ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... vertigo once in head-hanging ... with repeated testing ... #dixhallpike #physicalexam ... #testing #findings
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics