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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... result is positive (abnormal ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
Head Impulse Test ... = Central Cause ... This patient as ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Neurology
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Also known as the ... position of the infant's ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #Neurology ... Peds #Pediatrics #Normal
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
reflex response ... A positive test, ... also known as a ... #Plantar #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... /flaccid limbs vs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... CNS, Central nervous ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
If abnormal, this ... Central cyanosis ... checked for red reflex ... This reflex is not ... #PhysicalExam #
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... An abnormal response ... flexion is known as ... #Reflex #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
of injury • Gait ... is abnormal often ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin) reflects the average blood glucose concentration over the course of the RBC
illnesses and intact ... , reflect average ... Abnormal forms of ... use of the A1c test ... affect the A1c test