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Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... in head-hanging position ... Reproduction of vertigo symptoms ... toward the downward ear ... #dixhallpike #physicalexam
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Test for Labral Tear ... of the Shoulder ... fully abduct the shoulder ... #Test #Labral #Tear ... #PhysicalExam #
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... 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 - ... Neer Test Labral tear ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
of the affected ear ... into a supine position ... that the opposite ear ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Benign paroxysmal positional ... than 30 seconds), positional ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... Positional symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
disorders Neurologic symptoms ... Pulsatile tinnitus, Positional ... mnemonic #headaches #Differential
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
There is notable positional ... Symptoms occur when ... in the supine position ... from the supine position ... Orthodeoxia #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder ... , rotator cuff tear ... ) or Prolonged shoulder ... pain • Shoulder ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms