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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 ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... Test - Quiver ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... diarrhea before testing ... pick specific tests ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing
COVID-19 PCR and Serology Testing - Timeline
 • Nucleic Acid Test - Most reliable and can
PCR and Serology Testing ... • Nucleic Acid Test ... days • Antibody Test ... might be unreliable ... antibody #antibodies #testing
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
test to detect ... test Left relative ... test to detect ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Test #Instructions
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Vertigo
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
Cause This video ... to the Right (with ... Video by Dr. ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... #Stroke #physicalexam
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Knee Examination Right ... meniscal integrity) tests ... #Sports #Knee #PhysicalExam ... McMurray #Drawer #Test
Yergason's Test on Physical Exam
Yergason's test for biceps tendon pathology testing stability of the tendon within
Yergason's Test ... tendon pathology testing ... 90 degrees and tight ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video