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Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... poisoning • Mental ... pulsations on funduscopy ... vasoconstriction syndrome, central ... #headache #signs
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Triad: Fever, neck ... stiffness, and altered mental ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
- Symptoms and Signs ... Fatigue - Face/Neck ... Reflexes - Face/Neck ... retraction and lid lag ... Hyperthyroid #Symptoms #Signs
Ventral Suspension Position on Newborn Physical Exam 
The baby is placed in the prone position, suspended
Ventral Suspension ... Ventral suspension ... assess a baby’s neck ... Position #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Check the fat pads ... fat pad (sail sign ... radial head and neck ... along the long central ... Xrays #Radiology #peds
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
infants's head in a neutral ... self-inflating bag ... e) • Head in neutral ... mask position, neck ... Breathing #Management #peds
Neck Tone on Physical Exam
The tone of the neck can be assessed by passively rotating the
Neck Tone on Physical ... The tone of the neck ... with poor head control ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #peds
Tone - Head Control on Physical Exam
The strength and tone of the neck extensors can be
Tone - Head Control ... and tone of the neck ... test for head lag ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... Central cyanosis ... are observed for signs ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam ... #Examination #Peds