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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.
Myasthenia Gravis Signs ... , Symptoms and Testing ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... Test - Quiver ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... Sign) for ACL Injury ... #Sign #ACL #Injury ... anterior #cruciate #ligament ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
elbow flexion test ... • + Tinel sign ... Hypothenar muscle wasting ... • + Froment's sign ... #symptoms #msk
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Palsy This tests ... ulnar nerve palsy, testing ... Froment's Sign is ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Pleural Effusions - Tests ... method Duration of symptoms ... amplification test ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory ... #Testing #diagnosis
Yergason's Test on Physical Exam
Yergason's test for biceps tendon pathology testing stability of the tendon within
Yergason's Test ... Exam Yergason's test ... tendon pathology testing ... transverse humeral ligament ... flexion elicits symptoms
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... Urea breath test ... first line test ... - Any red flag symptoms ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... lateral inguinal ligament ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
shearing injury -> Ligaments ... onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign ... Test for Fovea ... ulnotriquetral ligament ... #Ulnar #Fovea #Sign ... #physicalexam #orthopedics