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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Place your fingers ... into the baby's hands ... all fingers to ... grasp your fingers ... extend, hands open
Grasp Primitive Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 

Placement of the examiner’s finger in the palm of
the examiner’s finger ... the palm of the hand ... grasping of the fingers ... dorsum of the hand ... the back of the hand
“Hand of benediction” due to median nerve palsy – the patient cannot flex their index or
Hand of benediction ... patient cannot flex ... index or middle fingers ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Hands #Benediction
Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
Moro Reflex on Newborn ... Exam The Moro reflex ... midline with the hand ... and the index finger ... #Pediatrics #Clinical
HSV Herpetic Whitlow Infection of the Finger
20 F presents with painful finger, treated w/ oral cephalexin
Infection of the Finger ... hsv infection of finger ... Complication of primary ... virus into the hand ... #clinical #photo
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
Reflexes - Deep ... hammer, not a finger ... the leg with the hand ... the back of my fingers ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Paresthesias: Hands ... , bradycardia, urinary ... death Miller Fisher ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Primary Survey: ... ) • Use POCUS ... chest: needle/finger ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Koilonychia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old woman presented to the primary care clinic with fatigue and
presented to the primary ... third fingers ( ... Panel A) and the ... Panel B) of both hands ... NEJM #clinical #photo