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Hepatojugular Reflux (Abdominojugular Test) on Physical Exam

Firm pressure over the liver elicits distension of the jugular
Hepatojugular Reflux ... Abdominojugular Test ... Abdominojugular #PhysicalExam ... cardiology #JVP #neck ... #jugular #AJR #
Hepatojugular Reflux (Abdominojugular Test) on Physical Exam

Firm pressure over the liver elicits distension of the jugular
Hepatojugular Reflux ... Abdominojugular Test ... Abdominojugular #PhysicalExam ... cardiology #JVP #neck ... AJR
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Reflex - With ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Hepatojugular) Reflux ... Still useful for diagnosis ... Positive reflux= ... #PhysicalExam # ... #AJR
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20 ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... Test - Quiver ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios by Finding
 • No goiter by palpation or
visible only after neck ... inspection in neck ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #LR ... #Likelihood #endocrinology
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Plantar Reflex ( ... Shin-toe reflex ... and release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #Alternatives #Tests
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Sign • Passively flex ... flex • Sens: ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
rupture than the inability ... to plantar flex ... the patient's ability ... to plantar flex ... Intraoperative #physicalexam