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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Exam: • Hearing tests ... whispered voice test ... 512 Hz) Weber Test ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
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Physical Exam Weber Test ... lateralizes to impaired ear ... lateralizes to good ear ... Rinne Test: ... conduction Hum Test
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... Posterior Drawer Test ... a complete PCL year ... A partial tear may ... Posterior #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 ... Labral tear: ... - Crank Test -
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Shoulder Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... after cross-arm test ... Shoulder #Pain #Differential
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Supraspinatus Tear ... The drop arm test ... The test is positive ... #Drop #Arm #Test
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
obtaining the ESR ... contrast to the ESR ... 1 hour for the ESR ... count (CBC) • ESR ... Myalgias: • ESR
Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Otoscopy - Middle Ear ... Otoscopy - External Ear ... Dermatologic Middle Ear ... #HearingLoss #Differential
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Crank Test for Labral ... Tear of the Shoulder ... perform the Crank Test ... Shoulder #Crank #Test ... #Labral #Tear #
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
POCUS Stewardship ... Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... assign a final post-test