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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Supraspinatus Tear The drop ... Passively adduct the shoulder ... Supraspinatus #Tear #Shoulder ... #PhysicalExam #
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Shoulder Exam - ... Hawkin’s Test - Drop ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
There is notable positional ... in the supine position ... addition, there is a drop ... from the supine position ... Orthodeoxia #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
Jugular Venous Pulse - POLICE Mnemonic - How to tell JVP from carotid pulse
P - Palpation:
- Inspiration: Drops ... E - Erection/Position ... : Drops when sitting ... POLICE #Mnemonic #PhysicalExam
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... into a supine position ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #management
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
lateral decubitus position ... Lower limbs should ... patient in a sitting position ... guidance in a prone position ... LumbarPuncture #Management
Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
baby’s head and shoulders ... lets the head and shoulders ... drop back a few ... The arms should ... Neurology #Normal #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... "waiter's tip" position ... Syndrome Wrist drop ... Anterior Shoulder ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
Hippocratic Shoulder ... Reduction Shoulder ... to its normal position ... following a shoulder ... Reduction #MSK #PhysicalExam
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
Positive Drop Arm ... Test on Shoulder ... down to neutral position ... #Drop #Arm #Test ... #PhysicalExam #