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Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Spasticity

Ely's Test assesses rectus femoris spasticity.
With the patient prone, the examiner
Rectus Femoris Spasticity ... rectus femoris spasticity ... Rectus #Femoris #Spasticity ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
The clonus sustained in the ankle, which usually occurs in combination with a positive Babinski reflex,
reflex, means spasticity ... Ankle #Clonus #Clinical
The inverted or paradoxical triceps reflex consists of flexion of the elbow in response to percussion
an element of spasticity ... triceps #reflex #clinical
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Hyperreflexia - Muscle spasticity ... Sensory ataxia or spasticity ... Hyperreflexia • Spasticity
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Dysfunction (pain, spasticity
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
commonly used as a clinical ... with moderate spasticity ... #Sign #Reflex #clinical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... reflex, Clonus, Spasticity ... Exam: clinical evidence
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
syndromes are clinically ... very different clinical ... hyperreflexia, spasticity
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Flaccidity -> Spasticity
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
of Chest Wall Elasticity