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Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
These cells can ... go on to block blood ... of factors and are ... exclusively affects black ... #Features #Signs
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
Scarf Sign (Normal ... The infant's arm ... the elbow will cross ... midline; in a term ... #Scarf #Sign #PhysicalExam
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... observed for signs ... 160 beats/min in term ... The whole of the back ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Examine for signs ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... Decerebrate posturing: Arms ... flexed back, away ... 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 ... • Bilateral signs ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells
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