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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.
Signs, Symptoms and ... Testing - Likelihood ... 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 #
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
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... cause of AVS and ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Posterior #CVA #Peripheral ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia Gravis - Likelihood Ratio (LR) +24 / -0.16
Ice pack's can be used
for Myasthenia Gravis ... depolarization and ... Test #Myasthenia #Gravis ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... neck stiffness, and ... : Non-specific Kernig ... Passively flex neck and ... #testing #physicalexam
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
Suggestive of Chronic Peripheral ... further diagnostic ... testing suggested ... of PAD, further testing ... #peripheral #arterial
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis ... Myasthenia gravis ... In-office testing ... ocular myasthenia gravis ... #PhysicalExam #
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Motor Neuron and ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
• Central or peripheral ... • Myasthenia gravis ... Various drugs and ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis