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Transverse Nail Ridges: Horizontal lines which are a marker of a past episode of severe illness
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Ridges: Horizontal lines ... credit, Josh Fierer ... BeausLines #Transverse #FingerNails ... #Ridges #UCSDH ... #PhysicalExam
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... and flicking the fingernail ... are not useful signs ... to cerebellar signs ... #PhysicalExam
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
holding the middle finger ... and flicking the fingernail ... and finger jerks ... are not useful signs ... #Sign #PhysicalExam
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
The Hoffmann's reflex ... holding the middle finger ... and flicking the fingernail ... #Reflex #Positive ... video #neurology #physicalexam
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Muehrcke's Lines ... Leukonychia #striata #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... reflex) Flexion ... #Hoffmanns #sign ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
relaxed and the fingers ... The middle finger ... the examiner's fingernail ... #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #Reflex
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
of the fingernails ... are a typical sign ... BeausLines #Transverse #FingerNails ... Ridges #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Photo
Beau's Lines

Transverse depressed ridges seen in severe infection, MI, hypotension/shock, hypocalcemia, post-surgical, malnutrition and with certain
Beau's Lines ... #Beaus #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo ... #Sign #Arsenic #