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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... flexion of the knees ... and hips following ... and knee flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #neurology
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... flexion of the knees ... and hips following ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... clinical #video #neurology
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... Thomas' Test ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... #Test #Hip #Flexure
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... #Test #Hip #Flexure ... #contracture #PhysicalExam
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... position with the hip ... and knee flexed ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... Pediatrics #Peds #neurology
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
swinging at the hip ... and knee with leg ... ambulation, the leg ... Hemiplegic #Gait #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #
Trendelenburg Test for Hip Stability

The Trendelenburg test assesses for hip stability
The examiner sits behind the patient
places thumbs in ... hands on the iliac ... flexed at the knee ... and hip. ... #Gluteus #PhysicalExam
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... off with a Thumbs ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #finger #Physicalexam