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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... is that hip and knee ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... flex when the neck ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... flex when the neck ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... neurology #meningitis #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... flexion of the neck ... with meningitis #Brudzinskis ... Signs #Meningitis #PhysicalExam
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... With a hemiplegic gait ... at the hip and knee ... #Hemiplegic #Gait ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
NAUSEA WEIGHT GAIN ... ASCITES DISTENDED NECK ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Triad: Fever, neck ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... Passively flex neck ... stiffness with neck ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
Jugular Venous Distension on PhysicalExam

#JVP #Distension #Elevated #PhysicalExam #Clinical #Cardiology #Neck #Video #Jugular
Distension on PhysicalExam ... Distension #Elevated #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Neck #Video #Jugular
Atrial Flutter on Jugular Neck Examination

What does the neck / JVP exam suggest about the patient’s
Flutter on Jugular Neck ... What does the neck ... #Jugular #JVP #Neck ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #cardiology