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Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Sens: 44% if 2+ are ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... extension → pain in back ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #testing #physicalexam
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... When the diagnosis ... observed for signs ... pressure in the arms ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
heart valves • Lack ... Inflammatory cells ... pathognomonic signs ... features that are ... is required for diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... Many symptoms are ... fever, malaise, lack ... #Management #Signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine for signs ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... wrists flexed back ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms ... with or without back ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
The Lazarus sign ... briefly raising the arms ... Long-term survival ... after brain death diagnosis ... Lazarus #Reflex #PhysicalExam
Corrigan’s Pulse and Quincke’s Pulse- ...While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was
diastolic collapse — a sign ... pulsation — a sign ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #corrigans ... pulse #quinckes #physicalexam