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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 ... , Symptoms and Testing ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Guide for testing ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... Pediatrics #Hand #Peripheral ... #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Gravis - Physical ... Hering's law) • Testing ... #PhysicalExam # ... Maneuvers #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Sens: 44% if 2+ are ... : Non-specific Kernig ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Posterior #CVA #Peripheral ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing ... Suggestive of Chronic Peripheral ... Pressure in Both Arms ... testing suggested ... #peripheral #arterial
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... s Test - Drop Arm ... Yergason Test #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Shoulder #Testing
Ascites: Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy

Sensitivity and Specificity: Shifting Dullness, Bulging Flanks. Fluid Wave 

Source: Joseph D.
Physical Exam Diagnostic ... The Art & Science ... of Bedside Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Ascites #Accuracy #Testing
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... characteristics are ... between causes of peripheral ... Recurrent episodes lasting ... #differential #diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... and laboratory diagnosis ... (black arrow) Peripheral ... smear changes are ... coagulation and other testing