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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
6mm); • Light-near ... dissociaton; • ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... dissociation • ... #PhysicalExam #
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
Adie's Pupil on ... accommodation (i.e., light-near ... dissociation). ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #neurology #syndrome
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... POSTERIOR DISLOCATION ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... suspicious of posterior dislocation ... the_resuscitationist #Knee #Dislocation
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... depressed deep tendon ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and sensitive tests
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... Cough reflex Pupils ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam