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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... flexion is known as ... (supinator) reflex ... #Reflex #neurology ... #clinical #video
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test ... #Diagnosis #AVS
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... /flaccid limbs vs ... Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
hits an areflexic ... testing occurs ... is best elicited ... a pin from the periphery ... Wrist clonus is
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
or the axon of peripheral ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and sensitive tests ... pathophysiology as ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis