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Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
in the supine position ... with the hip and knee ... cannot extend the knee ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
lateral decubitus position ... should be flexed at knees ... and hips, knees ... single line in one ... LumbarPuncture #Management
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck ... reflex" because the position ... face is turned to one ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... video #Neurology #Peds
Ventral Suspension Position on Newborn Physical Exam 
The baby is placed in the prone position, suspended
maintain some flexion tone ... assess a baby’s neck ... and trunk tone. ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds
Tone - Head Control on Physical Exam
The strength and tone of the neck extensors can be
Tone - Head Control ... The strength and tone ... and neck flexed ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
into a supine position ... in a 30-degree neck ... 30 degrees of neck ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... Prepare for Front of Neck ... the patient is positioned ... with full neck ... extension. ❽ Operator position
Prone Position on Newborn Physical Exam
The strength and tone of the neck extensors can be tested
The strength and tone ... and neck flexed ... The neck flexors ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
- Dermal gel pads ... pressure to nostril Neck ... lower back and neck ... hyper-extended - Front of neck ... #CriticalCare #Management