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Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
age and muscle tone ... chest; in the hypotonic ... clinical #video #hypotonia ... #hypotonic #peds ... #pediatrics #tone
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal ... It is done one leg ... would be seen in hypotonia ... PoplitealAngle #tone ... clinical #video #peds
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Infertility • Decr Bone ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... Leg traction is done ... leg is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity #tone ... clinical #video #peds
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... month-old girl with hypotonia ... MarkMamloukMD #Leigh #Syndrome
Newborn Arm Traction on Physical Exam

Arm traction is done with the baby in the supine position.
Arm traction is done ... elbow is seen in hypotonia ... clinical #video #tone ... #peds #pediatrics
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Congenital Myotonic ... Myopathies #Hypotonic ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Tone - Heel to Ear on Physical Exam
Holding the baby’s foot in one hand, draw the
Tone - Heel to Ear ... baby’s foot in one ... then there is hypotonia ... #HeeltoEar #tone ... clinical #video #peds