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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 ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Meningitis #Sensitivity ... #Accuracy #Kernigs
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Resistance ... #Kernigs #Sign # ... Meningitis #clinical ... #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 #Meningitis ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
to examine for Kernig ... with suspected meningitis ... evidence and low sensitivity ... #PhysicalExam # ... Meningitis
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... neck elicits a reflex ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... #Meningitis #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
: Non-specific Kernig ... Sign: • Leg extension ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Brudzinski's Sign on Physical Exam - Meningitis

#Brudzinskis #Sign #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #neurology #peds #pediatrics #meningitis
Brudzinski's Sign ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #peds #pediatrics ... #meningitis
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
in Meningitis ( ... an involuntary reflex ... , it has low sensitivity ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Hepatojugular) Reflux ... as a physical sign ... with reasonable sensitivity ... Positive reflux= ... #PhysicalExam #
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
with fatigue and sensitivity ... the ankle jerk reflex ... a deep-tendon reflex ... #PhysicalExam # ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle #Reflexes