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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

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

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... Severe neck stiffness ... causes the patient's ... flex when the neck ... #Meningitis #clinical
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
in Meningitis ( ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... causes spinal cord ... #Clinical #Video
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
Palpable Skin Crepitus ... visualized in the neck ... and spaces can cause ... spreading to the head, neck ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
ETOH Infection - Meningitis ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... Infection - Meningitis ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... infographic by Nick ... prognostication #diagnosis #management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... axillae and anterior neck ... Plan admission to critical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Bezold abscess (Neck ... hearing loss, nausea ... cortical bone -> Meningitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... present in 15% of cases ... Fever, headache, neck ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease caused
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Neck: “dropping ... muscles: “myasthenic crises ... Myasthenia Crises ... Gravis #diagnosis #management