WHETHER VERSUS WEATHER - POEM

Check out this poem which has many similar sounding words beautifully written by an anonymous person that I came across.........

Whether the weather be fine

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold

Or whether the weather be hot,

We'll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not.

DICTATION GUIDELINES FOR DICTATORS

                 DICTATION GUIDELINES FOR DICTATORS(Sarcastically please....) 

1.  Dictate in the noisiest environment you can find.  For example,  dictate operative notes in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, so the transcriptionist will be able to hear the moans and cries of the poor soul you operated on, coming out of anesthesia.  ER notes should be dictated in

the ER, preferably the area where there's the most activity.  We love to listen you dictate against the backdrop of various bodily functions, screams, alarms, sirens and civil unrest.  It's better than watching the television series! 

2.  If you can't find a noisy part of the hospital in which to dictate, try to provide your own background noise.  Feel free to eat, drink or use the toilet while you're dictating.  Flip through a 200-page chart for an hour (without putting the dictating system on "hold"), looking for that

one elusive blood gas value.  Sigh to yourself often and mutter obscenities under your breath.  Get up frequently from your dictation (again, without putting the system on "hold") and be sure to drop the receiver onto a hard surface when you do.  Nothing wakes us up like a

punctured eardrum. 

3.  Dictate late at night, when you're really, really sleepy.  Don't bother to repeat any dictation that you've yawned in the middle of... 

we love the challenge of trying to figure out what "aaaagggggghhhhhhhhhhh" 

means.

4.  If the above aren't possible, try dictating from your *car phone*, 

while the radio is playing, or your kids are fighting in the back seat. 

Traffic noises in the background and the static from your driving under a

bridge are especially appreciated. 

5.  If you really want to show the transcriptionist how much you're

thinking of her, try this:  dictate your note into a hand-held recorder,

then play it over your car phone into the hospital dictation system. 

Nothing says "I care" more than the migraine she's gonna get transcribing

it. 

6.  Don't bother to spell any patient names.  We *love* trying to figure out the spelling of "Fahrvergnugen".  Better yet, don't even bother to*give* the patient's name or record number.  Let those poor MTs  try to figure out the identity of the 69-year-old white

male admitted with chest pain.

7.  Talk as fast or as slow as you possibly can.  Try to dictate a

three-page report in one exhaled breath.  Variety is the spice of life.   

Remember to dictate some reports where you pause ten minutes between 

each word.

8.  The more trivial and insignificant the operative procedure, the longer

the report should be.  It should take four times longer to dictate the

operative report than to actually perform the surgery.  Surgical removal

of a toenail should run about fourteen pages.  Conversely, the more

complicated the surgical procedure, the shorter the report.  You should be

able to take someone's head off and sew it back on in half a page. 

 9.  After dictating a 45-minute long report in which you've adhered to 

the above guidelines, tell the transcriptionist at the very end... "Oh, 

forget this report.  Don't transcribe it.  I'm gonna redictate!"

Hope you enjoyed this.  Keep up the good job!!!!

HOW TO MAKE YOUR DOCUMENT ERROR-FREE

                OUR JOB DESCRIPTION AS A MEDICAL LANGUAGE SPECIALIST

Remember, anybody can be a typist, not  many a Medical Language Specialist.

A medical transcriptionist needs to take responsibility for his or her work and must be
able to function with minimal supervision.  A professional medical transcriptionist takes
pride in knowing that the report he/she produced was completed with accuracy.

In order to produce accurate reports, it is essential to develop excellent proofreading skills. 

Proofreading is looking for a variety of errors in the transcribed document and then correcting them.  The most common errors a medical transcriptionist will be looking for include medical and English word spelling errors or contextual errors, the omission of important dictated words, typographical errors, grammatical errors, and punctuation errors.

Your proofreading skills will improve with continual practice.  Some tips to remember when proofreading include:
•    Concentration is critical.  In order to spot mistakes you need to be able to concentrate.  Get rid of distractions and potential interruptions.
•    Use a spellchecker.  This will help avoid English and medical word spelling errors.
•    Read out loud.  This may help to pick up on spelling errors, faulty verb endings, incomplete sentences, or missing/incorrect words.
•    Never guess at what you think you hear.  After thorough researching, using all available resources, "if still in doubt, leave it out."
•    Carelessness and trying to type too fast can result in typographical errors.  Careful proofreading will help eliminate these errors.
•    Incorrect punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence completely.  Keep punctuation references close by.

IF YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS, THERE IS NO SCOPE FOR ERRORS........

Ophthalmic Abbreviations

Learning the Lingo: Ophthalmic Abbreviations

Given the amount of abbreviations in the ophthalmic lexicon, one might think ophthalmologists speak purely in code. To help you avoid the confusion and steer away from the embarrassing mistake, this cheat sheet includes more than 100 basic abbreviations you’ll need to know as you learn the professional lingo.

AC ALT APD, RAPD ARMD, AMD ASC	Anterior chamber Argon laser trabeculoplasty (Relative) Afferent pupillary defect Age-related macular degeneration Anterior subcapsular cataract
BDR BRAO BRVO BSCL	Background diabetic retinopathy Branch retinal artery occlusion Branch retinal vein occlusion Bandage soft contact lens
CACG cC CE/IOL CF C3F8 CL COAG CNVM, CNV CPC CRAO CRS CRVO CSME CSR, CSCR	Chronic angle-closure glaucoma With correction Cataract extraction with intraocular lens implant Count fingers Perfluoropropane (gas) Contact lens Chronic open-angle glaucoma Choroidal neovascular membrane Cyclophotocoagulation Central retinal artery occlusion Chorioretinal scar Central retinal vein occlusion Clinically significant macular edema Central serous (chorio) retinopathy
DCR DES DR DSAEK	Dacryocystorhinostomy Dry eye syndrome Diabetic retinopathy Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
E ECCE EKC EL ERM ET E(T)	Esophoria Extracapsular cataract extraction Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis Endolaser Epiretinal membrane Esotropia Intermittent esotropia
FAX, AFx FTCF	Fluid-air exchange Full to count fingers
HM HSV HVF HZO	Hand motion Herpes simplex virus Humphrey visual field Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
IOL IOP IRMA	Intraocular lens Intraocular pressure Intraretinal microvascular abnormality
KPs	Keratic precipitates
LASIK LHT LP LPI	Laser in situ keratomileusis Left hypertropia Light perception Laser peripheral iridotomy
MA MH MP MR	Microaneurysm Macular hole Membrane peeling or macular pucker Manifest refraction
NLP NPDR NS NVA NVD NVE NVG NVI	No light perception Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy Nuclear sclerosis Neovascularization of the angle Neovascularization at disc Neovascularization elsewhere Neovascular glaucoma Neovascularization of iris (rubeosis iridis)
OD OGR OS OU	Oculus dexter (right eye) Open globe repair Oculus sinister (left eye) Oculus uterque (both eyes)
PACG PAS PC PCO PDR PED PEE PERRL(A) PH PK, PKP POAG POHS PPA PPL PPV PRK PRP PS PSC PTK PVD PVR PXG PXS	Primary angle-closure glaucoma Peripheral anterior synechiae Posterior chamber Posterior capsule opacity Proliferative diabetic retinopathy Pigment epithelial detachment Punctate epithelial erosion Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation Pinhole Penetrating keratoplasty Primary open-angle glaucoma Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome Peripapillary atrophy Pars plana lensectomy Pars plana vitrectomy Photorefractive keratectomy Panretinal photocoagulation Posterior synechiae Posterior subcapsular cataract Phototherapeutic keratectomy Posterior vitreous detachment Proliferative vitreoretinopathy Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
RAPD RD RHT RK ROP RP RPE RRD	Relative afferent pupillary defect Retinal detachment Right hypertropia Radial keratotomy Retinopathy of prematurity Retinitis pigmentosa Retinal pigment epithelium Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
SB sC SF6 SLE SLT SO, SiO SRF SRH	Scleral buckle Without correction Sulfur hexafluoride (gas) Slit-lamp examination Selective laser trabeculoplasty Silicone oil Subretinal fluid Subretinal hemorrhage
TA TBUT TRD	Tonometry by applanation Tear breakup time Tractional retinal detachment
VA VF VH	Visual acuity Visual field Vitreous hemorrhage
X XT X(T)	Exophoria Exotropia Intermittent exotropia
YAG	Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser used in posterior capsule opacity; also referred to as a neodymium (Nd):YAG laser

Skin Substitute Products

Skin Substitute Products

1.  Products derived from human donor tissue, minimally   processed:

AlloDerm Regenerative Tissue Matrix

Allopatch HD

Alloskin

Cymetra® Micronized AlloDerm

Dermacell® and Arthroflex

Flex HD®

GammaGraft®

Graftjacket® Regenerative Tissue Matrix

Matrix HD™

Memoderm

Puros® Dermis

Repliform

TheraSkin®

2. Products derived from living human and/or animal tissues and cells

Apligraf®//Graftskin

Dermagraft

3. Acellular animal-derived products:

ACell UBM Hydrated Wound Dressing

ACell UBM Lyophilized Wound Dressing

Aongen™ Collagen Matrix

Atlas Wound Matrix

Avagen Wound Dressing

Collagen Sponge (Innocoll)

Collagen Wound Dressing(Oasis Research)

Collaguard

CollaSorb

CollaWound™

Collexa

Collieva

Coreleader Colla-Pad

Dermadapt™ Wound Dressing

DressSkin

E-Z Derm

EndoForm Dermal Template

Excellagen

FortaDerm™ Wound Dressing

HA Absorbent Wound Dressing

Helicoll

Integra™//Bilayer Matrix Wound Dressing

Integra™ Flowable Wound Matrix

LTM Wound Dressing

       MatriStem

MatriStem®Wound Matrix

Matrix Collagen Wound Dressing

Medline Collagen Wound Dressing

Oasis®

Primatrix™

Primatrix™ Dermal Repair Scaffold

SIS Wound Dressing II

SS Matrix™

Stimulen™ Collagen

TheraForm™ Standard/Sheet

Unite® Biomatrix

Unite™ Biomatrix

4. Biosynthetic products:

Hyalomatrix® (Laserskin®)

Hyalomatrix®

Jaloskin®

Suprathel®

Talymed®

Usage of Opiate versus Opioid

                                                      Opiate / Opioid

Opiates are naturally occurring and organic nitrogenous molecules, which posses a pharmaceutical value to humans and animals. 

Opioids are synthetic nitrogenous molecules, which posses a pharmaceutical value to humans and animals.

Common parlance tends to use the term "opiate" to refer to all opiate/opioid drugs if not otherwise specified.

Usage of Nitrate versus Nitrite

                                                             NITRATE / NITRITE

Another confusion regarding using nitrate versus nitrite comes to my notice. I will just try to explain. Hope this will help you.

NITRATE is a salt of nitric acid. Nitrate generally refers to a class of drugs, in the form of isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate, given for angina pectoris (chest pain). It is never to be written in urinalysis or any lab test concerning urinary tract infection.

NITRITE is a salt of nitrous acid, which is a laboratory data for determining urinary tract infection or UTI. A positive nitrite test indicates that bacteria may be present in significant numbers in urine. This is always meant and said in the urinalysis portion of the laboratory test.

BOTTOM LINE

1. Nitrite--the “i” corresponds with UTI. So, for UTI and urinalysis, it is always nitrite.

2. Nitrate--a drug for angina pectoris, where "a" corresponds to angina.


TO BE MORE CLEAR.......
We take nitrates by mouth, we expel nitrites in the urine.

SPECIAL TESTS FOR NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION

SPECIAL TESTS FOR NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION

HEAD:

Cranial Nerves:

Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Nerve

Cranial Nerve II: Optic Nerve

Cranial Nerve III: Oculomotor Nerve

Cranial Nerve IV: Trochlear Nerve

Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Nerve

Cranial Nerve VI: Abducens Nerve

Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Nerve

Cranial Nerve VIII: Acoustic Nerve

Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Cranial Nerve X: Vagus Nerve

Cranial Nerve XI: Spinal Accessory Nerve

Cranial Nerve XII: Hypoglossal Nerve

Concussion Grading Scales/Coma Scales:

Glasgow Coma Scale

Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning

Levels of Consciousness

Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT)

American Academy of Neurology Grading Scale

Cantu Concussion Grading Guidelines

Colorado Medical Society Concussion Rating Guidelines

Torg Concussion Grading Guidelines

University of North Carolina Concussion Grading Scale

Concussion Testing:

Romberg Test

Tandem Test

Finger-to-Nose Test

Proprioceptive Finger-to-Nose Test

Serial Seven Test

Past-Pointing Test

Neurological Control Test-Upper Extremity

Neurological Control Test-Lower Extremity

Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) Test

Neuropsychological Tests:

Computerized Assessments

ImPACT

HeadMinder

CogSport

Pencil-and-Paper Tests

Standard Assessment of Concussion (SAC) Test

Trail Making Test

Symbol Digit Modalities Test

Stroop Color and Word Test

Special Tests for Central Nervous System Involvement:

Hoffmann's Sign

Babinski's Test

Oppenheim's Test

Chvostek's Sign

Weber Test

Rinne Test

Clonus

Decerebrate Posturing

Decorticate Posturing

CERVICAL SPINE

Dermatome Testing:

Sensory Testing: Light Touch

Sensory Testing: Sharp-Dull

Sensory Testing: Temperature

Sensory Testing: Two-Point Discrimination

Myotome Testing:

C1 and C2 Myotome Test

C3 Myotome Test

C4 Myotome Test

C5 Myotome Test

C5/C6 Myotome Test: Elbow Flexion

C6 Myotome Test: Wrist Extension

C7 Myotome Test: Elbow Extension

C7 Myotome Test: Wrist Flexion

C7 Myotome Test: Finger Extension

C8 Myotome Test: Finger Flexion

C8 Myotome Test: Thumb Flexion

C8 Myotome Test: Thumb Extension

T1 Myotome Test: Finger Abduction

T1 Myotome Test: Finger Adduction

Reflex Testing:

Biceps Brachii Reflex (C5 Nerve Root) Testing

Brachioradialis Reflex (C6 Nerve Root) Testing

Triceps Reflex (C7 Nerve Root) Testing

Special Tests for the Cervical Spine:

Brachial Plexus Traction Test

Upper Limb Tension Test (ULTT) 1: Median Nerve Bias

ULTT 2: Median, Musculocutaneous, and Axillary Nerve Bias

ULTT 3: Radial Nerve Bias

ULTT 4: Ulnar Nerve Bias

Shoulder Abduction Test

Cervical Compression Test

Spurling's Test

Cervical Distraction Test

Swallowing Test

Tinel's Sign

Valsalva's Maneuver

THORACIC SPINE

Dermatome Testing

As above

Myotome Testing

As above

LUMBAR SPINE

Dermatome Testing:

As above

Myotome Testing:

L1 and L2 Myotome Test

L3 Myotome Test

L4 Myotome Test: Ankle Dorsiflexion

L4 Myotome Test: Ankle Inversion

L5 Myotome Test

S1 Myotome Test: Ankle Plantarflexion

S1 Myotome Test: Ankle Eversion

S2 Myotome Test

Reflex Testing:

Patellar Tendon Reflex (L4 Nerve Root) Testing

Achilles Tendon Reflex (S1 Nerve Root) Testing

Special Tests for the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine:

Beevor's Sign

Milgram's Test

Brudzinski's Sign

Kernig's Test

Straight Leg Raise Test

Well Straight Leg Raise Test

Quadrant Test

Slump Test

Bowstring Test

Tension Sign

Sitting Root Test

Prone Knee Bending Test

Valsalva's Maneuver

UPPER EXTREMITY

Peripheral Nerve Pathology of the Upper Extremity:

Axillary Nerve

Long Thoracic Nerve Injury

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Cubital Fossa Syndrome

Radial Tunnel Syndrome/Supinator Syndrome

Pronator Teres Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Tunnel of Guyon Syndrome

Drop Wrist Deformity

Ape Hand Deformity

Bishop's Hand Deformity

Claw Hand Deformity

Special Tests for the Upper Extremity:

Adson's Test

Allen's Test

Military Brace Position

Hyperabduction Syndrome Test

Halstead's Maneuver

Roo's Test

Tinel's Sign at the Elbow

Elbow Flexion Test

Pronator Teres Syndrome Test

Wartenberg's Sign

Phalen's Test

Reverse Phalen's Test

Tinel's Sign at the Wrist

Carpal Compression Test

Pinch Grip Test

Froment's Sign

Egawa's Sign

Wrinkle Test

Ninhydrin Test

Weber's Two-Point Discrimination Test

LOWER EXTREMITY

Peripheral Nerve Pathology of the Lower Extremity:

Morton's Neuroma

Common Fibular Nerve Injury

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Anterior Compartment Syndrome

Piriformis Syndrome

Meralgia Paresthetica

Ilioinguinal Nerve Entrapment

Special Tests for the Lower Extremity:

Tinel's Sign for Tarsal Tunnel

Pencil Test

Interdigital Neuroma Test

Duchenne Test

Piriformis Test

Yeoman's Test

Femoral Nerve Traction Test

List Of Orthopedic Tests

                            Orthopedic Tests

- A -

• abduction external rotation test
• abduction load and shift test
• abduction stress test
• accordion test
• Achilles squeeze test
• Achilles tendon test
• activated partial thromboplastin time test (APTT)
• active bending test
• active knee extension test
• actual leg length test
• Adams forward-bending test
• Adams position test
• Adams scoliosis test
• adduction load and shift test
• adduction stress test
• Adson test
• AKE test
• Allen test
• Allis test
• ALRI test
• Anderson medial-lateral grind test
• Andrews anterior instability test
• ankle clonus test
• ankle dorsiflexion test
• anterior apprehension test
• anterior drawer test (ADT)
• anterior rotary drawer test
• anteroposterior stress test
• antinuclear antibody test
• anvil test
• AO pseudoisochromatic color plate test
• Apley compression test
• Apley distraction test
• Apley grinding test
• Apley knee test
• Apley scratch test
• apprehension test
• ARA Test
• arch-up test
• arm fossa test
• arthrometer test
• axial compression test
• axial load test
• axial manual traction test
• axon reflex test

- B -

• Babinski test
• ballottement test
• Barlow hip instability test
• Barlow provocative test
• Beals test
• Bechterew test
• Beery Visual Motor Integration Test
• Bekhterev sitting test
• belly-press test
• bench test
• Berg balance test
• biceps jerk reflex test
• Bielschowsky head tilt test
• big toe test
• Biodex test
• block test
• blot test
• Booth test
• bounce home test
• bowstring test
• Boyes test
• bracelet test
• brachial plexus tension test
• Bragard test
• break test
• British test
• brush test
• Bunnell test
• Bunnell-Littler test
• Burke test
• Burn bench test

- C -

• calcidiol test
• calf squeeze test
• Callaway test
• carpal compression test
• Carroll test
• catch and clunk test
• Centinela supraspinatus test
• cerebellar function test
• cervical compaction test
• cervical sidegliding test
• Chaddock test
• chest expansion test
• Chiene test
• Childress duck waddle test
• chin-to-chest test
• circle draw test
• Clarke patellar compression test
• clock balance test
• clunk test
• cold pressor test
• Coleman lateral block test
• Combat Task Test
• compression test
• concealed straight leg raising test
• conduction velocity test
• confrontational test
• contralateral straight leg raising test
• costoclavicular syndrome test
• Cotton ankle instability test
• Cotton fibular bone hook test
• cough test
• Cozen test
• Cram test
• crank test
• Crawford small parts dexterity test
• crossover test
• Cybex isokinetic test

- D -

• D'Ambrosia test
• de Kleyn test
• Deerfield test
• Deyerle sciatic tension test
• dial test
• digital response test
• dipyridamole handgrip test
• disk diffusion test
• disk space saline acceptance test
• distal compression test
• distraction test
• dorsal drawer test
• dorsiflexion-eversion test
• double leg raise test
• Downey texture discrimination test
• drawer test
• drop-arm test
• dual photon densitometry test
• duck-waddle test
• Dugas test
• Duncan prone rectus test
• Dunn multiple comparison test
• Durkan carpal compression test
• Dvorak test
• Dynatron 2000 muscle test

- E -

• Eden test
• eighty-nine-newton test
• elbow flexion test
• elbow jerk reflex test
• Elithorn Maze Test
• Elson middle slip test
• Ely heel-to-buttock test
• empty can test
• endpoint of orthopedic test
• eversion stress test
• excessive laxity test
• external rotation stress test
• external rotation-abduction stress test (EAST)
• extrinsic entrapment test
• extrinsic tightness test

- F -

• FABER test
• fabere test
• FADIR test
• Fastex proprioceptive and agility test
• Feagin shoulder dislocation test
• femoral nerve stretch test
• femoral nerve traction test
• fibular bone hook test
• fibular compression test
• figure-of-eight test
• figure-of-four test
• fingertips-to-floor test
• finger-to-finger test
• finger-to-nose test
• Finkelstein test
• first metatarsus rise test
• Fisher Protected Least Significant Difference test
• Fist-Palm-Side Test
• Fist-Ring Test
• flat-hand test
• flexion spinal radiography test
• flexion-rotation-drawer knee instability test
• flip test
• fluctuation test
• foot placement test
• foraminal compression test
• forced adduction test
• forearm supination test
• forefoot adduction correction test
• forefoot block test
• Fortin finger test
• Fournier test
• Fowler test
• FRD test
• Froment ulnar nerve function test
• fulcrum test

- G -

• Gaenslen test
• Galant test
• Galeazzi test
• Galveston orientation and amnesia test (GOAT)
• Garrick test
• George test
• Gilchrist test
• Gillet marching test
• gluteus maximus tensing test
• golfer's elbow test
• Gordon squeeze test
• gracilis test
• gravity drawer test
• gravity stress test
• grimace test
• grinding test
• grip strength test
• Grooved Pegboard Test

- H -

• Hamilton ruler test
• Harris Infant Neuromotor Test (HINT)
• Hautant test
• Hawiva test
• Hawkins test
• heel-palm test
• heel-rise test
• heel-tip test
• heel-to-knee test
• heel-to-shin test
• Helfet test
• hip abduction stress test
• Hoffa test
• Homans test
• Hoover test
• hop test
• Houle test
• Hughston external rotation recurvatum test
• Hughston knee jerk test
• Hughston plica test
• Hughston posterolateral drawer test
• Hughston posteromedial drawer test
• Hughston-Losee jerk test
• hyperabduction syndrome test
• hyperextension test

- I -

• iliac compression test
• iliopsoas test
• impingement test
• Ingram-Withers-Speltz motor test
• inhibition test
• intrinsic tightness test
• inversion stress test
• ischemic forearm exercise test

- J -

• Jack test
• jackknife test
• Jackson compression test
• Jacob shift test
• Jakob test
• Jamar test
• Jansen test
• Jebsen hand test
• Jebsen-Taylor hand function test
• jerk test
• Jobe test
• jogging in place test
• Johnson-Zuck-Wingate motor test
• Jolly test

- K -

• Kelikian push-up test
• Kemp test
• Kernig test
• Kleiger test
• Kleinman shear test
• knee flexion stress test
• knee instability test
• knee jerk reflex test
• knee laxity test
• knee-drop test
• kneeling bench test
• Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
• Kruskal-Wallis test

- L -

• Lachman test
• Lam inversion test
• Lasègue rebound test
• lateral block test
• lateral pivot shift test
• lateral squeeze test
• leaning hop test
• Lewin punch test
• Lewin reverse Lasègue test
• Lewin snuff test
• Lewin standing test
• Lewin supine test
• Lewin-Gaenslen test
• Lewis-Prusik test
• Lichtman test
• lift-off test
• ligamentous instability test
• light touch test
• Lippman test
• load and shift test
• locking-position test
• Losee knee instability test
• Lovett test
• Ludington test
• Luekens wrinkle test
• lumbar extension test
• lumbar lateral flexion test
• lumbar protective mechanism test
• lumbar rotation test
• lunotriquetral shear test
• Lysholm knee test

- M -

• MacIntosh lateral pivot shift test
• Maddox rod test
• Maigne test
• manual muscle test
• matchstick test
• McCarthy test
• McMurray test
• Mennell test
• MicroFET2 muscle tester
• middle-finger test
• military posture test
• milk test
• Mills test
• Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test
• Minnesota Rate of Manipulation test
• Minnesota Spatial Relations Test
• Moberg Picking Up Test
• monofilament pressure test
• Morton test
• Murphy punch test
• MyoForce test

- N -

• Naffziger test
• navicular drop test
• Neer impingement test
• nerve compression test (NCT)
• nerve conduction velocity test
• Neviaser test
• Nobel test
• Noyes flexion rotation drawer test

- O -

• Ober test
• oblique retinacular ligament tightness test
• O'Connor finger dexterity test
• O'Connor tweezer dexterity test
• O'Donoghue test
• one-leg hop for distance test
• one-leg stance test
• Oppenheim stroke test
• opposition test
• OsteoGram bone density test
• Osteomark bone-loss urine test
• Osteopatch bone density test
• overhead exercise test

- P -

• Paget test
• pain provocation test
• palm-up test
• parachute test
• passive accessory motion test
• passive patellar glide test
• passive patellar tilt test
• passive physiological test
• patellar apprehension test
• patellar glide test
• patellar inhibition test probe-to-bone test
• patellar retraction test
• patellar tap test
• Patrick test
• Patrick/fabere test
• peak torque test
• pelvic rock test
• Perkins test
• peroneal tunnel compression test
• Perthes tourniquet test
• Phalen wrist flexion test
• Physical Ability Test (PAT)
• pick-up test
• pinprick hyperalgesia test
• pivot-shift test
• plantarflexion-inversion test
• plica test
• posterior apprehension test
• posterior drawer test
• posterior stress test
• posterolateral drawer test
• posteromedial pivot-shift test
• prone extension test
• prone external rotation test
• prone knee flexion test
• prone knee-bend test
• prone rectus test
• proximal compression test
• pseudostability test
• pulse status-pull test
• push-pull test
• push-up test

- Q -

• quadrant test
• quadriceps active test
• quadriceps contraction test
• quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test (QSART)
• Queckenstedt test
• Queckenstedt-Stookey test

- R -

• RA test
• recurvatum test
• rekindling test
• relocation test
• reverse Lasègue test
• reverse pivot shift test
• Romberg test
• Roos overhead exercise test
• rotary drawer test
• rotary instability test
• rotation drawer test
• rotation recurvatum test

- S -

• sagittal stress test
• saline acceptance test
• scaphoid lift test
• scaphoid shift test
• scapular approximation test
• Scheffé test
• Schober test
• seated root test
• Seddon coin test
• Semmes-Weinstein monofilament pressure test
• Sharp-Purser Test
• shear test
• Sherman block test
• shift test
• shoulder abduction test
• shoulder depression test
• shuck test
• side-glide test
• side-jump test
• side-lying iliac compression test
• Silfverskiöld test
• Simmonds test
• simple knee test (SKT)
• single-heel rise test
• sit-and-reach test
• sitting flexion test
• sitting root test
• sit-to-stand test
• sit-up test
• six-minute walk test
• skin resistance test
• skin-gliding test
• Slocum ALRI test
• Slocum anterior rotary drawer test
• Slocum lateral pivot-shift test
• Slocum rotary instability test
• SLR with Bragard test
• SLR with external rotation test
• SLR with Kernig test
• slump test
• Smith and Ross test
• somatosensory test
• Soto-Hall test
• Speed test
• sponge test
• spring test
• Spurling test
• square-shaped wrist test
• squat test
• squatting test
• squeeze test
• Stagnara wake-up test
• Staheli test
• stair running test
• standing apprehension test
• standing flexion test
• standing Gillet test
• starch test
• station test
• Steinmann test
• Stinchfield test
• straight leg raising test (SLRT)
• stress test
• stretch test
• stroke test
• Stroop test
• subtalar inversion test
• sudomotor activity test
• sulcus test
• supine iliac gapping test
• supine long sitting test
• supine straight leg raising test
• suprascapular nerve entrapment test
• supraspinatus test
• sweat test

- T -

• tandem gait test
• tennis elbow test
• tenodesis test
• Tensilon test
• tensing test
• Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP)
• test stimulus
• thenar weakness test
• Thomas test
• Thomasen test
• Thompson test
• thumbnail test
• thumb-to-forearm test
• tight retinacular ligament test
• tilt-up test
• timed Allen test
• tissue compression test
• Toglia Category Assessment Test (TCAT)
• tourniquet test
• transverse humeral ligament test
• treadmill test
• Trendelenburg test
• triceps jerk reflex test
• triceps skinfold test
• triple-jump test
• Trömner test
• trunk incurvation test
• Tukey test
• two-part Apley test
• two-point discrimination test

- U -

• ulnar grind test
• Underburger test
• unilateral standing test
• upper limb tension test (ULTT)

- V -

• valgus stress test
• Valpar Whole Body Range of Motion Test
• Valsalva test
• varus stress test
• vertebral artery test
• vertical compression test
• vibration threshold test
• vibrometer test
• volitional muscle action test
• Voshell test

- W -

• wake-up test
• Waldron test
• walk test
• Wallenberg test
• water acceptance test
• Watson test
• Weber test
• Weinstein enhanced sensory test (WEST)
• well leg straight leg raising test
• Wilson test
• wipe test
• Wolf motor function test
• Wright test
• Wright-Adson test
• wrinkle test
• wrist flexion test
• Wu sole opposition test

- Y -

• Yeager test
• Yergason shoulder subluxation test