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Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... rotation, provide an axial ... The test is positive ... #Spurlings #Test ... Radiculopathy #clinical #video
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... examiner applies an axial ... compression force ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Apley #Compression ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement ... + Inexpensive Test ... Chronic Peripheral Arterial ... Returns (Repeat Measurement ... #peripheral #arterial
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
Arterial Lines & ... Waveforms Arterial ... blood pressure measurement ... SQUARE WAVE TEST ... #artlines #diagnosis
Apley's Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient in the prone position, Apley's Compression Test evaluates
Apley's Compression ... position, Apley's Compression ... degrees, apply an axial ... Video via @open_michigan ... #clinical #video
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Vascular imaging → Test ... risk actor for arterial ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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due to severe compression ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... MRI- Sagittal, axial
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial ... : • Diagnostic ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Epidural Spinal Cord Compression ... • Dyspnea at rest ... paradoxus • Beck triad ... #differential #diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
studies Clinical Trial ... disease who test ... then all negative tests ... relationship between two measurements ... #calculations #diagnosis