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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... to 90 degrees, flex ... #Test #Supraspinatus ... Tear #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Syndrome - SITS Supraspinatus ... tendinitis Signs ... painful abduction of arm ... Cuff #Syndrome #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #sports
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
perioral skin at the corners ... The arms abduct ... The arms/legs on ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... briefly raise their arms ... arc- a pathway ... video #clinical #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... briefly raise their arms ... arc- a pathway ... video #clinical #PhysicalExam
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There are ... Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... Reflex - Ptosis ... Palsy #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... to 90 degrees, flex ... #Test #Supraspinatus ... Tear #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Corneal reflex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus ... #Sign #Shoulder ... #PhysicalExam # ... supraspinatus #clinical ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Sens: 44% if 2+ are ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #testing #physicalexam