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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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and Symptoms ... of motion • Abnormal ... • Decr tendon reflexes ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... The median nerve ... middle finger. 2) Ask ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Normal and abnormal ... #OK #Sign #Abnormal ... Injury #Finger #Hand ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Chvostek's Sign - Physical Exam - Hypocalcemia

Chvostek's sign is described as the twitching of facial muscles
of the facial nerve ... with hypocalcemia and ... of persons with normal ... #Hypocalcemia #Video ... #Clinical #endocrinology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... leg reflexes) ... damage to sacral nerves ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings ... gait, strength, reflexes ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #signs
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Management - GrepMed ... Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... often ordered in reflex ... • Flex-Sig: If
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... the underlying pathophysiology ... specific therapy, the clinician ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management