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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... result is positive (abnormal ... ) in nearly all ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #Posterior #CVA
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
/flaccid limbs vs ... stimulation to all ... • Examine for signs ... If ok with ICU team ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... hyperthyroidism, peripheral ... Linear Depressions (Beau's ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... drawers, and special ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... TEARS.
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... or the axon of peripheral ... and sensitive tests ... pathophysiology as ... diagnosis #management #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
bedridden, the knees ... a pin from the periphery ... In abnormal responses ... in a number of beats ... three to four beats