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Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
Study • Clotting tests ... be normal. 1:1 Mix ... Mixing #Study #diagnosis ... #hematology #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
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: ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... #Dix #Hallpike ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
• Factor XI, IX ... elevated in: • DIC ... • Underfilled test ... Thromboplastin #laboratory #hematology ... #diagnosis
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
 •
Physical Exam Weber Test ... Rinne Test: ... conduction Hum Test ... #HearingLoss #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #Weber
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Testing #Stroke #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #neurology
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

Testing showed pronator drift on the left side in this
side in this 70-year-old ... the 50-second test ... Drift #Pyramidal #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia Gravis - Likelihood Ratio (LR) +24 / -0.16
Ice pack's can be used
Ice-pack Test for ... BostonChiefs #Icepack #Test ... Myasthenia #Gravis #physicalexam ... #neurology #diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... whispered voice test ... tympanic membrane • Neurologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS