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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... is that hip and knee ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... abdomen for a few ... #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
findings in Lower Extremity ... Swelling of entire leg ... - NS - Homans sign ... Likelihood #Ratios #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Non-specific Kernig Sign ... : • Leg extension ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... neck and legs will ... #testing #physicalexam
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
- Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome type 1 (reflex ... Note: • Left leg ... after the right leg ... #PhysicalExam #
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Primarily Upper Extremity ... bladder and rectal reflex ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine for signs ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam