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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

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

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

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... flexion of the neck ... with meningitis #Brudzinskis ... Signs #Meningitis #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #neurology
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... clinical #video #neurology ... #meningitis #physicalexam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam ... #Specificity #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Fever, headache, neck ... , limb ataxia, gait ... #differential #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
hypertension - CNS ... immunocompromise, CNS ... pain involving neck ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
month following neck ... consistent with a diagnosis ... lesions within the neck ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Assessing for neck ... Myasthenia #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #Maneuvers #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
nerve at fibular neck ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam