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Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Throckmorton's Reflex ... Babinski Equivalent Throckmorton's ... #Throckmortons # ... clinical #neurology #UMN
Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Throckmorton's Reflex ... Babinski Equivalent Throckmorton's ... #Throckmortons # ... clinical #neurology #UMN
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
Peritonitis - Spontaneous ... Dialysis Associated Peritonitis ... Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ... ) + ascites w/ PMN ... glucose < 50, LDH ULN
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ... Diagnosis • PMN ... Spontaneous #Bacterial #Peritonitis
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Disproportionate motor (UMN ... Ipsilateral weakness (UMN ... small band of LMN ... paraparesis (mixed UMN ... and LMN types)
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Motor Neuron (UMN ... However, in UMN ... UMC & LMN lesions ... UMN lesions are ... @DharSaty #UMN
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
Bilateral LMN palsy ... differentiates this from an UMN ... fasciculations #LMN
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
involving both UMN ... combination of UMN ... involvement • UMN ... combination of UMN ... evidence of both UMN
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ... %) • Correct PMN ... RBCs (subtract 1 PMN ... from secondary peritonitis ... Spontaneous #Bacterial #Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ... Management Ascites PMN ... response - ↓ PMN ... Spontaneous #Bacterial #Peritonitis