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Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
Squeeze Test for ... Injury The squeeze ... test evaluates ... With the foot dorsiflexed ... is a positive test
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 ... pubmed/15840866 - Food ... speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
The calf squeeze ... or Thompson test ... The clinician squeezes ... The calf squeeze ... plantar flex the foot
Diabetic Foot Guidelines: Test patients w diabetes for peripheral neuropathy using the Semmes-Weinstein test
JAMA. 2017;318(14):1387-1388. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11700

#Diagnosis
Diabetic Foot Guidelines ... : Test patients ... Semmes-Weinstein test ... #Monofilament #Testing
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
lateral side of the foot ... - Schaeffer - Squeeze ... reflex - Gordon - Squeeze ... surface of the foot ... #Alternatives #Tests
Calcaneal Squeeze Test on Foot Examination

The calcaneal squeeze test evaluates for calcaneal injury, such as a
Calcaneal Squeeze ... Test on Foot Examination ... The calcaneal squeeze ... #Calcaneal #Squeeze ... #Foot #heel #PhysicalExam
Posteromedial Instability on Knee Exam
This is what a knee with posteromedial instability looks like. Notice the
Instability on Knee ... This is what a knee ... anterior drawer test ... w/the foot in external ... #Instability #Knee
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
the leg with the knee ... stretches the nerve root ... A positive test ... buttock to below the knee ... dorsiflexion of the foot
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... (FOBT) • Screening ... immunochemical test ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
Thompson's Test ... the Thompson's test ... Flex the knee to ... 90 degrees, squeeze ... plantarflexion of the foot