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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Place your fingers ... all fingers to ... grasp your fingers ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... injury, Early ALS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
complete paralysis of all ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Diagnosis: • ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
diffuse light reflex ... damaged BRB appears as ... lesions in the inner ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #GBS #Guillain ... #management #neurology
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
- pupillary reflex ... presentation is no longer ... periorbital cellulitis, as ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
ring and little finger ... and thumb do not flex ... compression but will also ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... Hyperkalemia As ... the immediate danger ... efforts should focus ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... Medical time to diagnosis ... Other possible diagnosis ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Argyll Robertson (AR) Pupils - “Accommodate but do no React” 

- Pupils constrict on a near
(accommodation reflex ... to light (light reflex ... Also seen in diabetic ... React #Prostitute #ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Neurology