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What can be compressed within the thoracic outlet in the neck?
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brachial plexus and subclavian artery
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To be considered positive, thoracic outlet tests must
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decrease the pulse and reproduce the patient's familiar symptoms
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these tests are high or low reliability?
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low reliability
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What tests are there for thoracic outlet ?
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-ROO's test
-Wright's test 1 -Wright's test 2 (Allen manoeuvre) -Adson's manoeuvre -Military brace |
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ROO's test positive signs include
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profound weakness
numbness tingling heaviness ischaemic pain |
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Positive wright's 2 test indicates?
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compression of the axillary artery by pec minor
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Positive Adson's test indicates?
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compression of the neurovascular bundle by anterior scalenes and/or cervical rib
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