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Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
segmental nerve root ... single spinal nerve root ... anal sphincter tone ... should also be ... Myotomes #SpinalCord #Diagnosis
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... growth arrest of bone ... ortho treatment ... ortho treatment ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... , turn head to one ... holding jaw over shoulder ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Neck Tone on Physical Exam
The tone of the neck can be assessed by passively rotating the
Neck Tone on Physical ... Exam The tone ... #Neck #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #peds #pediatrics
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
occasional Auer rods ... She was diagnosed ... APL) following a bone ... hospitalization and treatment ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods
Newborn Arm Traction on Physical Exam

Arm traction is done with the baby in the supine position.
pulled until the shoulder ... There should be ... #ArmTraction #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #tone ... #peds #pediatrics
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Other causes should ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Asthma #Assessment #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Heel to Ear on Physical Exam
Holding the baby’s foot in one hand, draw the
Tone - Heel to Ear ... The foot should ... of the chest or shoulder ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Ventral Suspension Position on Newborn Physical Exam 
The baby is placed in the prone position, suspended
The head should ... maintain some flexion tone ... neck and trunk tone ... Position #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Begin with dark room ... Both pupils should ... Begin with dark room ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam