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Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... at the hip and knee ... with leg circumduction ... ambulation, the leg ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Non-specific Kernig Sign ... : • Leg extension ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... and legs will flex ... #testing #physicalexam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's sign ... Prakash #Kernigs #Sign ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... flex when the neck ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... flex when the neck ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... neurology #meningitis #physicalexam
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck ... one side, the leg ... and the arm and leg ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... Symptoms • Back/Neck ... : • Straight leg ... Radiculopathy #MSK #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms