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Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy on Physical Exam

Myotonic dystrophy is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. People
Myotonic Muscular ... Physical Exam Myotonic ... ) and are not able ... #Myotonic #Muscular ... #Dystrophy #PhysicalExam
The Acute Care Opioid Table - For Emergency Providers

There are a hundred opioid tables out there,
Acute Care Opioid Table ... hundred opioid tables ... out there, but none ... Acute Care Opioid Table ... Dosing #Acute #Management
Uterotonic Medications 
 - Should be given concomitantly with uterine massage
 - Multiple medication options which
uterine muscle tone ... #Management # ... #Medications #Table
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
age and muscle tone ... infant with normal tone ... #Scarf #Sign #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #hypotonia ... peds #pediatrics #tone
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
the examination table ... single line in one ... perpendicular to the table ... procedure can also be done ... LumbarPuncture #Management
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
headache days in one ... #Medications #Table ... #Pharmacology #Management
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 ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... rises off the table ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal ... assessment of the tone ... It is done one leg ... would be seen in hypotonia ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
important to allow one ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology #Table