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Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's ... sign is present ... Dr.G.Bhanu Prakash #Kernigs ... #Sign #Meningitis
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Resistance ... extension of the knees ... #Kernigs #Sign # ... Meningitis #clinical
Kernig's and Brudzinski's Signs- Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy in Meningitis

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #Meningitis #Sensitivity #Accuracy #Kernigs #Brudzinskis
Kernig's and Brudzinski's ... Signs- Physical ... Diagnostic Accuracy in Meningitis ... #PhysicalExam #Meningitis ... #Brudzinskis #Signs
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
to examine for Kernig ... and Brudzinski’s signs ... with suspected meningitis ... #Diagnosis #Kernigs ... #PhysicalExam #Meningitis
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
in Meningitis ( ... flexion of the knees ... patients with meningitis ... pathophysiology for the hip/knee ... is that hip and knee
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... demonstrable symptom of meningitis ... flexion of the knees ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... video #neurology #meningitis
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... the patient's knees ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #Meningitis #clinical
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... the patient's knees ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #Meningitis #clinical
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis ... : Non-specific Kernig ... Sign: • Leg extension ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... BostonChiefs #Meningitis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... Ewing sarcoma • Enchondroma ... blade of grass sign ... @docskalski #Knee