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Kernig's and Brudzinski's Signs- Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy in Meningitis

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #Meningitis #Sensitivity #Accuracy #Kernigs #Brudzinskis
and Brudzinski's Signs ... Physical Exam Diagnostic ... Meningitis #Diagnosis ... PhysicalExam #Meningitis #Sensitivity ... #Brudzinskis #Signs
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Testing #Symptoms #Signs ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... VisualAbstract #EBM #Diagnosis
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
and Brudzinski’s signs ... evidence and low sensitivity ... these classic signs ... #Diagnosis #Kernigs ... #Brudzinskis #Signs
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... with fatigue and sensitivity ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... Woltman’s sign, ... #Woltmans #Signs
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
as a physical sign ... Still useful for diagnosis ... with reasonable sensitivity
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
tubular necrosis Diagnosis ... : • look for signs ... counterintuitive, but sensitivity ... —100%) #Diagnosis
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam - Hi-Res .mp4 version here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/13248

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and
Woltman’s sign on ... with fatigue and sensitivity ... reflex — Woltman’s sign ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... Woltman’s sign,
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #physicalexam #Sensitivity
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
extensor weakness - Sign ... normal exam: • Sensitivity ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Lhermitte’s sign ... Paresthesias, Sensitivity ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... Multiple #sclerosis #diagnosis