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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
injury: - Jobe’s Test ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Rotator cuff subacromial ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Testing for Diabetes Type II
 - 
Hemoglobin A1c test
 - Random blood sugar test
 - Fasting
- Hemoglobin A1c ... test - Random ... blood sugar test ... Classification #Testing #A1c ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm 4 tests ... for the AC joint ... after cross-arm test ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
> Narrowing of subacromial ... Syndrome + Painful arc ... test - Pain at ... pain + Hawkin's test ... Syndrome #SIS #diagnosis
Painful Arc Test for Subacromial Impingement

The patient elevates the arm in the scapular plane, then slowly
Painful Arc Test ... for Subacromial ... The test is positive ... #Test #Sign #Subacromial ... Impingement #shoulder #clinical
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Liver Function Tests ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis, muscular dystrophy ... Liver #Function #Tests ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Modified Allen’s Test before doing a radial ABG #Clinical #Diagnosis #Allen #Test #RebelEM
Modified Allen’s Test ... a radial ABG #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Allen ... #Test #RebelEM
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... abnormal liver blood tests ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Prediabetes and Diabetes Diagnosis Criteria

There are a few methods to test if a patient has diabetes.
Prediabetes and Diabetes Diagnosis ... few methods to test ... most common is an A1c ... Glucose Tolerance Test ... #Criteria #A1c
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Apical approach had best ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology