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Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Myasthenia Gravis Signs ... , Symptoms and Testing ... - Likelihood Ratios ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Ulnar Nerve OK Sign ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... #Mnemonic #Upper
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
Check your Six" Mnemonic ... simple way to test ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... #finger #Physicalexam
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
as a physical sign ... Still useful for diagnosis ... reasonable sensitivity and ... Resource limited setting ... #PhysicalExam #
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
A positive test, ... as a Babinski sign ... #Babinski #Sign ... #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... neck stiffness, and ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #testing #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Test if patient ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
In-office testing ... such as cogan sign ... test were negative ... Myasthenia #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
The Lazarus sign ... or during apnea testing ... after brain death diagnosis ... with the Lazarus sign ... #PhysicalExam #