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The arm is then maximally internally rotated and the patient resists the examiner's downward force. The procedure is repeated in supination. The O'Brien Test is designed to maximally load and compress the ACJ and superior labrum. For maximal results the authors stress that the patient should resist the examiner's downward force rather than the examiner resisting forward flexion.
This OraQuick Rapid Antibody Test can be used as an alternativeto the 3rd generation EIA for initial HCV antibody testing. The OraQuick test is read between20 to 40 minutes after the test device is inserted into the buffer (Figure 2) and the result iseither reactive or nonreactive (Figure 3). A patient with a reactive test should be consideredto have a preliminary positive test and should undergo supplemental HCV testing.