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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
following passive neck flexion ... Passive neck flexion ... causes spinal cord ... for the hip/knee flexion ... that hip and knee flexion
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Carpopedal spasm caused by ischemia induced by an inflated blood
Trousseau's Sign ... Carpopedal spasm caused ... Involves flexion ... #Trousseaus #Sign
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
plantar reflex causes ... of the hallux (flexion ... response or Babinski sign ... Clinical #Video #Signs
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Stroke • Root Lesion ... medial rotation • Sacroiliac ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
Nikolsky's Sign ... Nikolsky's sign ... dermatological sign ... skin syndrome, caused ... #TEN #Dermatology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... begins with a large lesion ... (Ring- shaped) lesion ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Dematoses in Pregnancy - Specific Skin Conditions
Non-Pruritic
 • Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy
 • Impetigo Herpetiformis
Pruritic -
Non-Primary Skin Lesion ... - Primary Skin Lesion ... pregnancy #rash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pruritus - Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Macules / Papules / Plaques:
 • Xerosis (dry
- Primary Skin Lesion ... Pruritus #primary #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Raised, boggy lesion ... purulent nodules Caused ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Dysfunction - Nausea ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... Space-Occupying Lesion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes