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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Abruptly lower the ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
This primitive reflex ... one side, the leg ... and the arm and leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Exam findings in Lower ... DVT - Likelihood Ratios ... Swelling of entire leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... diagnosis
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
- Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome type 1 (reflex ... Note: • Left leg ... #Extremity #PhysicalExam ... #Pathophysiology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Pediatric Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Gastroesophageal Reflux ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve Paper - Radial ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... RockPaperScissors #Radial
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... reflexes) • Urinary ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Kernig Sign: • Leg ... neck and legs will ... flex • Sens: ... #testing #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam