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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... legs flex. ... , turn head to one ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
found in newborn ... side, the leg and ... the arm and leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
and reflexes on ... the knee and the ... leg at about a ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... Physical Exam To test ... quickly extended and ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... The knee should ... extension of the knee ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
with the knee extended ... A positive test ... buttock to below the knee ... foot or large toe ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework Bone ... • Sciatica • Tarsal ... • Iliotibial band ... Hair loss- feet and ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
It is done one leg ... hand and then the ... PoplitealAngle #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Narrowing of spinal canal ... #physicalexam