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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Maneuver and Ages ... Abruptly lower the ... holding jaw over shoulder ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
The legs should ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... Extremity #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
reflex found in newborn ... babies that normally ... around 4 months of age ... #Neck #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... Lower #Extremity ... #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Newborn Infant - ... Birthweight, gestational age ... in the arms and legs ... #PhysicalExam # ... Examination #Peds #Pediatrics
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
control of the leg ... A normal newborn ... consistent with a lower ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Takayasu: • Age ... arthralgia, arm/leg ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... strength & enzymes normal ... legs), cutaneous
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... and incomplete lower ... • Failure of lower ... loss (>6.8 kg) • Age ... pseudoachalasia should