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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 ... speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Labral tear: ... PhysicalExam #Shoulder #Testing
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
elbow flexion test ... • + Tinel sign ... Hypothenar muscle wasting ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... diarrhea before testing ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... extensor weakness - Sign ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Positive serologic testing ... • Within first year ... • >1 year after ... serologic testing ... Stages #symptoms #signs
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
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Physical Exam Weber Test ... lateralizes to good ear ... Rinne Test: ... conduction Hum Test ... #Weber #Rinne #Testing
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
hyperextension test ... (Stork test) ... XR — scotty dog sign ... MSK #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
thickening & non-wetting ... mucins with reduced tear ... keratomalacia (focal melting ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Coagulation Protein Tests (PT and PTT)

#Coagulation #Tests #PTT #algorithm #differential #pathophysiology
Coagulation Protein Tests ... #Coagulation #Tests ... PTT #algorithm #differential ... #pathophysiology