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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
into the baby's hands ... , and legs flex ... #Primitive #Reflexes ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Hepatojugular) Reflux ... Still useful for diagnosis ... reasonable sensitivity and ... #PhysicalExam # ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve Scissors - Ulnar ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Radial #Median #Ulnar
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Fracture of proximal ulnar ... onto outstretched hand ... ), compartment syndrome ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... aracteristic "claw hand ... " ± Horner Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
LUMBAR Syndrome ... LUMBAR syndrome, ... pathogenesis • MRI ... spine + MRI/MRA ... #Radiology #Diagnosis
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Schaeffer - Squeeze hard ... patient's shin and ... for a brief time and ... release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Cauda Equina Syndrome:

Top tips to save your arse (and your patient’s!)

1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened,
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... save your arse (and ... is a “possible diagnosis ... Cauda #Equina #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Tips
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis