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Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... syndrome Food-bound cobalamin ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #low ... #cobalamin #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... Vit B12 - aka cobalamin ... leukopenia and/or low ... pit, low retic ... macrocytosis - Low
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... Test - Quiver ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
meniscal integrity) tests ... #Sports #Knee #PhysicalExam ... McMurray #Drawer #Test
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 ... - O’Brien Test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... between 8 and 9 AM - Low ... aldosterone - Low ... between 8 and 9 AM - Low ... Plasma ACTH - Low
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... first-level screening test ... negative if on low-gluten ... celiac disease - Test
External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Troubleshooting for Neurosurgery Residents

Low Hanging Fruit
 • Has the system become disconnected
Neurosurgery Residents Low ... "Two Tests" for ... : • The Drop Test ... • The Raise Test
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury seen with positive Anterior Drawer Test

#Anterior #Cruciate #Ligament #ACL #Injury #Drawer #Test
Anterior Drawer Test ... Injury #Drawer #Test ... #physicalexam #
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... Meaning: Positive test ... Proprioceptive loss How ... closed Positive test ... proprioception #physicalexam