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Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
plantar reflex causes ... response or Babinski sign ... Clinical #Video #Signs ... #PhysicalExam ... #pyramidal
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... on her chest (photo ... Kussmaul's sign ... as Friedreich’s sign ... #Kussmauls #Sign
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs ... #nephrology #causes
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Photophobia • Nausea ... , photophobia, nausea ... Acute meningeal signs ... established by CSF or urine
A 70-year-old woman attends a check-up with a family doctor. As a background, he has a
the Trousseau sign ... skeletal muscles to cause ... #Trousseau #Sign ... #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Photo
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... status changes - Meningitis ... Hypertension with normal ... #headache #signs ... #differential #diagnosis
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... to 30% of DKA cases ... Common, early signs ... than 20 mEq/L (normal ... their loss in the urine
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... of meningitis. ... If abnormal, this ... are observed for signs ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial meningitis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes