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Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign ... caused by a Retrosternal ... Elevating the arms causes ... #Pembertons #Sign ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
- Kehr's sign ... - McBurney's sign ... - Psoas sign ... - Pulsatile Masses ... #Differential #PhysicalExam
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... test • + Tinel sign ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... inspiration, this finding ... dysfunction, impaired RV filling ... #physicalexam # ... #differential #causes
Post-Concussive Syndrome
Thinking/Remembering 
 • Difficulty thinking clearly 
 • Feeling slowed down 
 • Difficulty concentrating
Post-Concussive Syndrome ... thinking clearly • Feeling ... Headache • Nausea ... Blurry vision • Feeling ... Post #Concussive #Syndrome
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Can be caused by ... #BuddChiari #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Signs #Symptoms
Carcinoid Syndrome - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms: Flushing, diarrhea, palpitations, bronchospasm
Complications: Carcinoid heart, mesenteric fibrosis, pellagra,
Carcinoid Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... , Signs and Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Sydenham Chorea on Physical Exam

Milkmaid's grip sign seen with hand gripping.

#Milkmaids #Sydenham #Chorea #PhysicalExam #milking #sign
Milkmaid's grip sign ... Sydenham #Chorea #PhysicalExam ... #milking #sign
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... Aphasia, word-finding ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... stroke, Delayed finding ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome