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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... spondylosis -> Commonly hyperextension ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Knee Hyperextension Injury

Hyperextension injury of the knee while performing the leg press.

#Knee #Hyperextension #Injury #clinical #video
Knee Hyperextension ... Injury Hyperextension ... injury of the knee ... #Knee #Hyperextension ... #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... is that hip and knee ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... bearing after injury ... injuries - Meniscal injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Gestational Hypertension ... Congenital: • Birth Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm #Injury
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
clinical test used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... The knee is flexed ... Lachman #Test #ACL #PhysicalExam ... Positive #Video #Knee