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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
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
6mm); • Light-near ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... females Differential Diagnosis ... - no light-near ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Algorithm Hypovolemic ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Polydipsia - Beer ... Potomania - Tea ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Liver Function Tests ... #Algorithm #Causes
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
05/cmaj.140685 Normal ... object (to avoid a near ... Both pupils should ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... : • Normal: Air ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Blood flow in normal ... artery near ear ... • Degenerative Disease
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... cascade is intact - test ... von Willebrand syndrome ... of factor VII should ... liver function tests
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
without back pain at/near ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... Infectious causes need