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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Meningitis Forced flexion ... neck elicits a reflex ... flexion of the ... hips. ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
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
Antecubital Fossa Elbow Flexion ... Biceps Reflex ... Finger Finger Flexion ... Anterior Medial Thigh Hip ... Flexion Cremasteric
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor ... reflex) in a patient ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... Any flexion of the ... Positive #Abnormal #Clinical
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
the knees and hips ... pathophysiology for the hip ... theory is that hip ... an involuntary reflex ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical
FABER (Patrick’s) Test
Used to evaluate for hip and sacroiliac pathology:
 • Flexion
 • Abduction
 • External
to evaluate for hip ... and sacroiliac ... pathology: • Flexion ... Patricks #Test #hip ... #sacroiliac #clinical
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Pathology of the Hip ... • Congenital hip ... Stroke • Root Lesion ... medial rotation • Sacroiliac
Inverted Triceps Reflex 
Triceps reflex testing elicited flexion rather than extension of the forearm. C7 lesion
Inverted Triceps Reflex ... Triceps reflex ... testing elicited flexion ... C7 lesion was found ... #neurology #clinical
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
preventing full flexion ... flex at the PIP ... flexion is limited ... but not w/MCP flexion ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Test (FAIR Test - Flexion ... Internal Rotation) Flex ... the hip to 90 degrees ... internally rotate the hip ... sciatica #lumbar #clinical
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
s Test (Finger Flexor ... Reflex) on Physical ... #Hoffmanns #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical