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Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... The knee should ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Abruptly lower the ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... holding jaw over shoulder ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
around 4 months of age ... face is turned to one ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #Neurology ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Reflexes: • Knee ... Commonly caused ... nerve at fibular neck ... #physicalexam
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
when evaluation should ... be done): 1. ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
of the body to one ... Caused commonly ... Risk factors: age ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... patient of advanced age ... Can occur with neck ... usually between ages ... signs or symptoms
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... Neck: “dropping ... weakness, arms > legs ... - Peek sign ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... count in the CSF should ... the underlying cause ... BP lowering - Lower ... until cause identified
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
and the leg at ... consistent with a lower ... hypotonia and the cause ... Reflex #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds