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Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
) Babinski Sign ... the other toes and ... #Babinski #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #reflex
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
reflex response ... other toes flexing and ... #Babinski #Sign ... #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
relaxation of the ankle ... ’s signand laboratory ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... : Non-specific Kernig ... Sign: • Leg extension ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #testing #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... decortication), abnormal ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Plantar Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 
The normal response to stroking the lateral aspect of the
Plantar Reflex on ... going toes or “Babinski ... sign” is normal ... Pyramidal #Primitive #Babinski ... #PhysicalExam #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. ... abdominojugular, reflux ... compensatory upregulation un ... lymphatic Diagnostic ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Primitive Suck, Rooting Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 
The normal response to stroking the lateral aspect
Suck, Rooting Reflex ... Physical Exam The normal ... going toes or “Babinski ... sign” is normal ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... signs below the ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... reflexes: Areflexia ... UMN Symptoms
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex

Forceful flexion of the fingers at the distal IP joints produces (Adduction, flexion, and
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex ... ) INSTEAD of a normal ... equivalent of Babinski ... Wartenberg #Thumb #Reflex ... #neurology #physicalexam