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Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... With a hemiplegic gait ... at the hip and knee ... #Hemiplegic #Gait ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trendelenburg Gait ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Fracture • Hip dislocation ... Valgus position of knee ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Knee ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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- Light-near dissociation ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam
Scissor Gait on Physical Exam

A scissoring gait is characterized by the thighs and knees crossing each
Scissor Gait on ... A scissoring gait ... the thighs and knees ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Scissor Gait on Physical Exam

A scissoring gait is characterized by the thighs and knees crossing each
Scissor Gait on ... A scissoring gait ... the thighs and knees ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... no light-near dissociation ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
is often under diagnosed ... Pupils, Light near dissociation ... GAIT ATAXIA (23% ... Primarily: Stance & gait ... #triad #neurology