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Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Physical Exam 53-year-old ... A physical examination ... the ankle jerk reflex ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... examination findings ... disease (GERD), ... • Otoscopic examination ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... Liver and Biliary Diseases ... Bruising, Flapping tremor ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #signs #diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic examination ... ) ○ Meningitis ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease ... ○ Meningitis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... myoclonic movements, tremors ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... interferon alfa, or tumor ... #management #signs
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
eg, furnaces) Meningitis ... History of sinus or ear ... Anisocoria on physical examination ... headache #redflags #signs ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... of meningitis. ... When the diagnosis ... This reflex is not ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
person-years • 50-year ... Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... hypotension (may reflect ... Treatment • Operable disease
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... MCTD - Bechet disease