The research study by Sgroi et al. on diagnostic tests of th…
The research study by Sgroi et al. on diagnostic tests of the shoulder showed the Full Can Test has a specificity of .38 for pain and weakness combined. Your patient has a negative finding on the Full Can Test during your evaluation. How does this finding influence your diagnostic process?
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A 23 year-old female presents to the ER after a motor vehicle accident. In addition to her neck pain she complains of pain under her left eye. Inspection of the eye reveals the following when you ask the patient to look upward. Which of the following symptoms will help confirm your diagnosis of orbital blowout fracture? 7.png
Read DetailsA 50 year-old female presents with a complaint of severe pai…
A 50 year-old female presents with a complaint of severe pain in her right eye which has progressed over the past 2 days. She also complains of moderate photophobia. She has no complaints to the left eye. PMH is significant for recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. She does not wear corrective lenses, her last visit to the optometrist was 6 months ago and she states her vision then was “20/20 in both eyes”. PE reveals vision 20/20 OS and 20/200 OD, left pupil is round and reactive to light, right pupil is round and reactive but constricted. There is circumcorneal injection involving the right eye. The anterior chamber depth is normal bilaterally, corneas are clear bilaterally and the fundoscopic exam is WNL bilaterally. Your differential diagnosis of this patient would include all of the following EXCEPT?
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