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Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Achilles-toe reflex ... Squeeze hard on the Achilles ... and release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... Alternatives #Tests #pyramidal
Schaeffer's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Schaeffer's sign is a clinical sign in which squeezing
Physical Exam - Babinski ... squeezing the Achilles ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #Pyramidal #video ... #Achilles
Schaeffer's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Schaeffer's sign is a clinical sign in which squeezing
Physical Exam - Babinski ... squeezing the Achilles ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #Pyramidal #video ... #Achilles
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Constitutional: Fever ... exertion • Neurologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #differential #signs
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... m/s • Other signs ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... , chills, pruritus ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... , chills, night ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
, cough, chills, ... , chills, muscle ... by culture or serology ... normal glucose level ... : • Serology for
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic