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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
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... flexion of the neck ... #Brudzinskis # ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #meningitis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... for Meningitis ... Triad: Fever, neck ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... BostonChiefs #Meningitis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pyelonephritis • Meningitis ... : • Head and neck ... #Algorithm #causes
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
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Mastoiditis • Viral myringitis ... reflux • Head and neck ... TMJ • Head, neck ... #differential #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam #clinical ... jvp #cardiology #neck