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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... Cross-arm shoulder ... test 4.
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Passively adduct the shoulder ... #Tear #Shoulder ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Tear of the Shoulder ... fully abduct the shoulder ... externally rotate the arm ... #Tear #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Shoulder Exam - ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
(using Speed's test ... (In Speed's test ... , the arm is fully ... is a positive test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... of exposure to respiratory ... and pattern of respiratory ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
Shoulder Examination

Step 1 Inspection
Step 2 Palpation (ABCs)
Step 3 Range of Motion and Strength (SITS)
Step 4 Provocative
Shoulder Examination ... 4 Provocative Tests ... LizzyHastie #Shoulder ... #Examination #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #checklist
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
painful abduction of arm ... , empty can test ... Cuff #Syndrome #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #sports
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
exist, but some are ... X-rays are often ... The arm should be ... Reduction #MSK #PhysicalExam ... #Procedure #Orthopedics