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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
#Diagnosis #Nonresponse ... #Nonresponder #
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes ... Palmar Grasp Reflex ... Rooting Reflex ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex ... #Primitive #Reflexes
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Achilles-toe reflex ... Shin-toe reflex ... Calf-toe reflex ... Pinprick-toe reflex ... Toe-pull reflex
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye ... coma Abnormal Eye ... lesion • Roving eye ... Scale (GCS): • Eye ... FOUR Score): • Eye
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Sensory Motor Reflex ... Flexion Biceps Reflex ... Brachioradialis Reflex ... Extension Triceps Reflex ... ISt/2nd MTP) Big Toe
Ever wanted to check pupillary light reflex in an eye that's swollen shut? Remember this trick:

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pupillary light reflex ... in an eye that's ... Ultrasound swollen eye ... light in opposite eye ... Pupillary #Light #Reflex
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
(finger flexor reflex ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... positive Hoffmann’s reflex ... diseases, the reflexes ... Hoffmanns #Hoffmans #Reflex
Refractory Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE) Management Algorithm
Initial treatment with topical steroids
Initial treatment with dietary elimination
Continued EoE nonresponse:
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE ... elimination Continued EoE ... nonresponse: Dilation ... #EoE #Refractory
Abnormal Doll's Eye (Oculocephalic) Reflex on Physical Examination

Normally, a patient's eyes should move in the opposite
Abnormal Doll's Eye ... Oculocephalic) Reflex ... DrPrasadJain #Dolls #Eye ... Oculocephalic #Reflex
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Spectrum of Response
Non-response:
 • Histology: Persistent eosinophilia, ≥ 15 eos/hpf
 • Symptoms:
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE ... eosinophilia, ≥ 15 eos ... eosinophilia, 7-14 eos ... /hpf 1-6 eos/hpf ... #Esophagitis #EoE