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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 ... extension of the knees ... #Kernigs #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 ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
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
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
J Sign - Knee Examination

Sign of Patellar Maltracking where the patella exhibits lateral translation over the
J Sign - Knee Examination ... Maltracking where ... during active leg ... #J #Sign #Knee ... #PhysicalExam #Patella
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... pathophysiology for the hip/knee ... is that hip and knee ... , it has low sensitivity ... #Video #PhysicalExam