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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.
, Symptoms and Testing ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... #LRs #LikelihoodRatios ... #PhysicalExam # ... Testing
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia Gravis - Likelihood Ratio (LR) +24 / -0.16
Ice pack's can be used
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia ... Likelihood Ratio (LR ... Icepack #Test #Myasthenia ... #Gravis #physicalexam ... #neurology #diagnosis
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Hering's law) • Testing ... vital capacity • Testing ... #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #Maneuvers #Diagnosis
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... + 9.2, LR- 0.09 ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... #Stroke #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... : Non-specific Kernig ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam ... #Specificity #diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Diagnostics and Likelihood Ratios

The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have 
carpal
Tunnel Syndrome - Diagnostics ... pubmed/10865306 #Diagnosis ... CarpalTunnel #Syndrome #LRs ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing