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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Respiration None C5 Radial ... Medial Malleolus Ankle ... Lateral Calcaneus Ankle ... Plantarflexion Ankle ... #differential #diagnosis
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Palmar Grasp Reflex ... Rooting Reflex ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Important Orthopedic Angles
 • Calcaneum Fracture: 
    - Bohler's Angle
• Cobb’s angle ... • Distal End Radius ... Fracture 1- Radial ... 10-26) 2- Radial ... Orthopedics #Angles #diagnosis
The clonus sustained in the ankle, which usually occurs in combination with a positive Babinski reflex,
sustained in the ankle ... positive Babinski reflex ... muscle stretch reflex ... in the ankle. ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Positive Hoffmann’s Test ... (Finger Flexor Reflex ... #Hoffmanns #Reflex ... #test #sign #Positive ... #PhysicalExam #
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Testing - Likelihood Ratios ... speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
trauma DISTAL RADIUS ... deformity, Tender Radius ... Painful balottement test ... , Painful radial ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
(finger flexor reflex ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... diseases, the reflexes ... #Video #Signs #PhysicalExam
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
relaxation of the ankle ... jerk reflex — Woltman ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... Woltmans #Signs #PhysicalExam ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
DVT - Likelihood Ratios ... - Any calf or ankle ... DVT #Likelihood #Ratios ... #PhysicalExam # ... diagnosis