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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 ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... test itself involves ... thumb on the same hand ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clumsiness in hands ... rectal reflex. ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Passively adduct the shoulder ... to 90 degrees, flex ... to 30 degrees, and ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... and Hyperreflexia ... Acute spinal cord injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
in ACL Injury ... That causes the ... during running and ... ACLTear #clinical #video ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
the pupillary reflex ... very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... afferent pathway injury ... #Clinical #Video
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI should be considered ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #Sites #Nephrology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Awareness • Injury ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... aracteristic "claw hand ... spared in this injury ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory