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Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
• Brushfield spots ... iris (pigmented spots ... neck • Single ... #Downs #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Myalgia, Muscle weakness ... Psychosis, Deafness ... of movement, Deafness ... Carpal timel syndrome ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
previously flat neck ... superior vena cava syndrome ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... video #vascular #neck ... #mass #SVC #Syndrome
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Compression With the neck ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports ... #neck #compression
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... : Starts in legs ... cardiomyopathy, Horner syndrome ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
due to laryngeal weakness ... Assessing for neck ... flexor weakness ... fatigable limb weakness ... Myasthenia #Gravis #PhysicalExam
External Snapping Hip Syndrome - Coxa Saltans

External snapping hip or coxa saltans: sliding of the iliotibial
External Snapping Hip Syndrome ... Snapping #Hip #Syndrome ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... #Piriformis #syndrome ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... nerve at fibular neck ... claudication and weakness ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Pulsating Neck AV Fistula on Physical Exam
40 year old female patient, prior history of CKD on
Pulsating Neck AV ... denied any prior neck ... cannulation of the neck ... There are some reports ... #AVFistula #PhysicalExam