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HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... Test Characteristics ... Cholecystitis #Diagnosis ... Characteristics #Table ... LikelihoodRatio #Accuracy #PhysicalExam
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
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Congenital Nystagmus on Physical Exam
These abnormal eye movements were found in a patient with albinism. What
Diagnosis: Congenital ... Cooper Neurology ... Congenital #Nystagmus #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology
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
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
Positive Seidel test ... positive Seidel test ... in making the diagnosis ... #fluorescein #Ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #
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
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table