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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Provocative Testing Supraspinatus ... s Test - Drop Arm ... Yergason Test #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
Test on Shoulder ... Exam - Supraspinatus ... A positive (abnormal ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #msk #sports
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
Position patient's shoulder ... Repeat with arm ... supinated (thumb up) #Diagnosis ... #Ortho #Sports ... #Test #OBrien #ALiEM
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
intracranial pressure and cranial ... If abnormal, this ... When the diagnosis ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
, and stop for short ... frequent sighs should ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... Abnormalities #Abnormal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Temporal arteritis should ... older who have normal ... vision or black spots ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... interval J Wave Syndromes ... segments and T waves should ... ST Elevation of Normal ... #differential #diagnosis