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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
Systemic signs ... and disorders ... Neurologic symptoms ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #headache
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
and Maneuvers ... - Murphy's sign ... - Kehr's sign ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meningeal signs ... signs (e.g., fever ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... reflex — Woltman’s sign ... Woltman’s sign, ... #Woltmans #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Headache - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential # ... #Neurology
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
A 3 finger boy scout ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #finger #Physicalexam
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
Brudzinski’s signs ... these classic signs ... #Diagnosis #Kernigs ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... #diagnosis #differential ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... Shake head will headache ... #testing #physicalexam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... reflex ( Lazarus sign ... the brain death diagnosis ... This sign is an ... #Lazarus #sign #