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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
heavy metals), Critical ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Newborn Arm Traction on Physical Exam

Arm traction is done with the baby in the supine position.
Newborn Arm Traction ... elbow is seen in hypotonia ... #Newborn #ArmTraction ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #tone #peds
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal ... would be seen in hypotonia ... PoplitealAngle #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Tone - Arm Recoil on Physical Exam
Arm recoil tests tone and action of the biceps. The
Tone - Arm Recoil ... Arm recoil tests tone ... The hyotonic infant ... #ArmRecoil #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
of the body to one ... degrees due to dystonia ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... leg is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... hypertension of the newborn ... heart disease Systolic ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Tone - Heel to Ear on Physical Exam
Holding the baby’s foot in one hand, draw the
Tone - Heel to Ear ... then there is hypotonia ... #HeeltoEar #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... Mitochondrial myopathy • Myotonic ... retraction of one ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential
Neck Tone on Physical Exam
The tone of the neck can be assessed by passively rotating the
Neck Tone on Physical ... Exam The tone ... then there is hypotonia ... #Neck #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical