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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... to 90 degrees, flex ... The test is positive ... #Tear #Shoulder ... #PhysicalExam #
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Tear of the Shoulder ... externally rotate the arm ... is considered a positive ... of a labral tear ... #Tear #PhysicalExam
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
The arms abduct ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Peds #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... to 90 degrees, flex ... The test is positive ... #Tear #Shoulder ... #PhysicalExam #
Apley's Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient in the prone position, Apley's Compression Test evaluates
patient in the prone position ... for a meniscal tear ... Flex the knee to ... Pain is a positive ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... previous gaze position ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Tear of the Shoulder ... externally rotate the arm ... is considered a positive ... of a labral tear ... #Tear #PhysicalExam
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... such that the shoulders ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Yergason's Test on Shoulder Examination
Patient Position: Sitting
Examiner Position: Standing adjacent to the test arm. One hand
Yergason's Test ... arm. ... supinate their arm ... indicates damage or tear ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
O'Brien's Test - Labral Tear

To perform O'Brien's Test point the thumb down and flex the shoulder
Labral Tear ... thumb down and flex ... Adduct the arm across ... is considered a positive ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam