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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
into the baby's hands ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... back and shoulders ... -74%] • Blood tests ... #rheumatology # ... dermatology #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Diagnosis: • ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... middle ear, and
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... should be obtained ... years with neck, chest ... #testing #Rheumatology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... Imaging - CT Chest ... #management #neurology
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
When the diagnosis ... for red reflex ... Breathing and chest ... pressure in the arms ... #Examination #Peds
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... affects the skin, neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... should be ordered ... #management #neurology ... #differential