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Abbotts saunders test - CORRECT ANSWER: Dislocation of long head of biceps out of bicipital groove with click, if pain Tendonitis abduct, and externally rotate passively and lower arm

Abdomen Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER: Sounds 5-35

aorta Renal Common iliac/ Femoral porta vein

Addison's disease - CORRECT ANSWER: Hypoadrenocorticism

Hypotension Bronze skin and loss of hair

Adsons Maneuver - CORRECT ANSWER: TOS

Anterior scalene turn head toward and down

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: Indicates that liver tissue damage has occurred as a result of infection, medications,obstruction, cirrhosis or injury to the liver. 1 / 3

Below normal: There is no known disease process that results in a low ALT level.

Albumin (ALB) (liver) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: Usually indicates dehydration

Below normal: Can indicate liver dysfunction or insufficient protein intake.

Alkaline Phosphatase (ALK PHOS) (liver) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: A warning sign that there is some type of liver dysfunction resulting in liver tissue damage.

Below normal: Usually not significant.

Allen's test - CORRECT ANSWER: Occlusion of arteries

Allen's test - CORRECT ANSWER: Vascular

Allens test - CORRECT ANSWER: Vascular

Allens's maneuver - CORRECT ANSWER: TOS

Middle Scalene Turn the head away and up

Allis Test - CORRECT ANSWER: Patient lies supine with knees flexed and feet flat on the table, trying to line up the medial malleoli

Observe knee height (indicates tibial deficiency) And the proximity of the knee to body (indicates femoral deficiency

Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER: Low ferritin, MCV and Hgb 2 / 3

Anvil test - CORRECT ANSWER: Hip joint surface and Femoral neck fractures

Strike the heel of the affected hip

Ape hand - CORRECT ANSWER: Medial nerve

inability to move thumb in flexion

Apley's compression test - CORRECT ANSWER: Opposite of distraction test

Miniscus and collateral ligament

Apley's distraction test - CORRECT ANSWER: collateral ligament damage of knee

If positive for pain on distraction then collateral ligament If negative for pain on distraction then Miniscus

Apley's scratch test - CORRECT ANSWER: Rotator cuff injury

Abduct and external rotation (teres minor, supraspinatus and infraspinatus) Extend and internal rotation (subscapularis)

Apprehension test - CORRECT ANSWER: Anterior and posterior dislocation of humerus abduct and and externally rotate arm

Apprehension Test for Patella - CORRECT ANSWER: Carefully push the patella

laterally. If the patella is close to dislocating, the patient will contract the quads to bring the patella back into line.

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST or SGOT) - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated: Indicates tissue damage as a result of such things as obstruction, hepatitis, or cirrhosis.

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