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Kernig's and Brudzinski's Signs- Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy in Meningitis

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #Meningitis #Sensitivity #Accuracy #Kernigs #Brudzinskis
Kernig's and Brudzinski's ... Signs- Physical ... Exam Diagnostic ... PhysicalExam #Meningitis ... #Brudzinskis #Signs
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... It is found in patients ... Signs #Meningitis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... sign is characterized ... the sign is not ... #Sign #Meningitis ... #PhysicalExam #
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
’s and Brudzinski ... as their head is ... #Diagnosis #Kernigs ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #meningitis ... #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

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

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... when the neck is ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #video #physicalexam
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's ... sign is present ... #Sign #Meningitis ... #PhysicalExam #
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
for Meningitis ... : Non-specific Kernig ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... Sign • Passively ... #physicalexam #
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
sign which is present ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... differentiating between the diagnosis ... #Dermatology #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical