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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

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Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy (DMD) ... #Gowers #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #clinical
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
usually reflects lower ... The sign been also ... facioscapulohumeral muscular ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

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Gowers' Sign on ... muscle weakness in muscular ... #Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #clinical ... #dystrophy #DMD
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cause ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... Hypotension • AMS ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... 4) progressive muscular ... Upper extremity, lower ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... fibular neck such as ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Symptoms and signs ... Vascular/Blockage ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... Anterior circulation: MCA ... BP lowering - Lower ... #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... horizontal movements; also ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose