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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Palmar Grasp Reflex ... all fingers to ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... positive test, also ... extending with all ... #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of School Difficulties - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Social Skills Deficit and Atypical Behaviour
• Consider Autism Spectrum
Causes of School ... Difficulties - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Difficulties - All ... #Causes #Peds #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... stimulation to all ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
common, there are also ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... Hyperammonemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... Hypotension • AMS ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Diagnosis Framework ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... • Congenital disorders ... • Oculocardiac reflex ... #diagnosis #causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... Escorial criteria uses ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
or index finger causes ... flexion of all ... #Reflex #clinical ... #Video #Neurology ... #physicalexam
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
may mimic an LMN disorder ... form part of the differential ... diagnosis. ... acetylcholine (Ach ... positive Babinski reflex