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Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Clinical Features ... cerebral artery (ACA ... without cortical signs ... Dysphagia, dysarthria, tongue ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
Scarf Sign (Normal ... Exam The scarf sign ... age and muscle tone ... infant with normal tone ... #tone #normal
Scarlet fever
• Delayed-type skin reactivity to pyrogenic exotoxin Requires prior exposure
• Diffuse erythematous eruption that generally
- strawberry tongue ... Scarlet #fever #diagnosis ... #clinical #photo ... #signs #symptoms
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... Signs: • hyperCalcemia ... pathologic fx) Diagnosis ... Hgb < 10 • Ca
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... #Temporal #Signs
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... • Drug Fever CLINICAL ... Dengue Fever NOTE ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... #Dissociation #diagnosis
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... Significant TBI - GCS ... exam - Any Sign ... Brain #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Geographic Tongue - A well-defined, flat, rounded red area could be observed on the lingual dorsum;
A diagnosis of geographic ... the patient’s clinical ... pathognomonic sign ... #Clinical #ENT # ... #NEJM
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... on the leg is a sign ... Lower #Extremity #tone ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Apnea/poor effort, Signs ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... normalized vital signs ... ↓BP, Abnormal tone