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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

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

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Meningitis Severe neck ... the patient's knees ... flex when the neck ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... clinical #video #neurology ... #meningitis #physicalexam
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Chondroblastoma - Benign ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Compression Test on Knee ... patient prone, the knee ... being tested is ... #PhysicalExam # ... #orthopedics #msk
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... nerve at fibular neck ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Unknown nature & benign ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... month following neck ... lesions within the neck ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria
Bilateral Knee Hyperextension and Joint Laxity and in Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

#EDS #Knee #Laxity #Ehlers #Danlos #Syndrome
Bilateral Knee Hyperextension ... Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ... #EDS #Knee # ... hyperextension #physicalexam ... #msk
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Benign paroxysmal ... Can occur with neck ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... with significant neurologic ... Syndrome usually