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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Palmar Grasp Reflex ... Rooting Reflex ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy on Physical Exam

Myotonic dystrophy is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. People
Myotonic Muscular ... Physical Exam Myotonic ... are not able to relax ... #Myotonic #Muscular ... #Dystrophy #PhysicalExam
Plantar Grasp Reflex
A little bit of neurological semiology of the newborn / infant with this super
Plantar Grasp Reflex ... This reflex should ... wrong and the baby should ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pediatrics #Foot #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... • Muscular Dystrophy ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
Moro Reflex on Newborn ... Exam The Moro reflex ... The arms should ... #Moro #Reflex #Peds ... Neurology #Normal #PhysicalExam
The asphyxia escape reflex is assessed by placing the child in the prone position on the
asphyxia escape reflex ... seconds, the newborn should ... asphyxia #escape #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam # ... video #Neurology #Peds
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Carpal timel syndrome ... Mild obesity, Myotonia ... , Muscular hypertrophy ... Slow-relaxing reflexes ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Aspiration • GE Reflux ... Endobronchial Disease: • Vascular ... Compression Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Costoclavicular Maneuver for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform the Costoclavicular Maneuver, draw the patient's shoulders inferiorly and
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... the patient's shoulders ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #vascular
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... dystrophy, Myotonic