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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... Hyperreflexia (deep-tendon reflex ... exaggerated) • Gross motor ... weakness (late sign
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... means upper motor ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... #Reflex #Positive
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
or brainstem Motor ... response (tests motor ... • Examine for signs ... Verbal response • Motor ... Eye response • Motor
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... as a Babinski sign ... with an upper motor ... #Babinski #Sign ... #Reflex #Plantar
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Consciousness - Workup ... Non-Focal • Refer ... to Blood Work and ... #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #Causes
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... injury, Preserved motor ... upper and lower motor ... bladder and rectal reflex ... pathophysiology #signs
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer ... #Workup #urology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... thin smear • Signs ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... concentration • Motor ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Milkmaid’s Grip of Chorea on Physical Exam
Milk maids grip is appreciated as an alternating squeezing and
This may reflect ... of Chorea and Motor ... #Grip #Chorea #sign