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Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
jerk reflex — Woltman ... ’s signand laboratory ... a deep-tendon reflex ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Reflexes #Delayed
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
Reflexes - Deep ... Tendon Reflexes ... and reflexes on ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... on a chair with ankles ... Wrist clonus is ... extension of the wrists
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
Triple Flexion Reflex ... Triple flexion reflex ... and ankle, flexion ... of the knee and ... Triple #Flexion #Reflex
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
The plantar reflex ... is a reflex elicited ... one of two forms ... Normal #Clinical #Video ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
the leg by the ankle ... until the buttock starts ... on the leg is a sign ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Dorsiflexion of the great toe ... the other toes and ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #reflex #pyramidal
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... reflex to create ... Video by Dr. ... Meningitis #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
extension and wrist ... radial (supinator) reflex ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk #sports