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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
following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... causes spinal cord ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
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 ... #Clinical #Video
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
SOB, N/V, stiff neck ... onset of fever, neck ... hearing loss, meningitis ... that persists as skin ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
on Neck Examination ... blue-colored spot on the skin ... the underlying cause ... #Friedreichs #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Hyperdefecation • Anterior neck ... Thickening of skin ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs
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 ... pathophysiology #signs
Cholecystitis on Abdominal POCUS 

Stone in Neck (SIN), sludge, & wall thickening ARE present, and all
POCUS Stone in Neck ... (SIN), sludge, ... associated comet tails, caused ... Abdominal #POCUS #clinical
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
weakness in the neck ... chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl sign ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause