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Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
at the sternal angle ... Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #JVD #JugularVenous
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
relaxation of the ankle ... jerk reflex — Woltman ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Femoral Condyle Knee ... Medial Malleolus Ankle ... Dorsiflexion Knee ... Plantarflexion Ankle ... #differential #diagnosis
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Hepatojugular) Reflux ... as a physical sign ... Still useful for diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #JVP
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
start with the knee ... at the knee. ... Next, I go to the ankle ... I can’t get an ankle ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... pathophysiology for the hip/knee ... is that hip and knee ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam - Hi-Res .mp4 version here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/13248

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and
Woltman’s sign on ... relaxation of the ankle ... jerk reflex — Woltman ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... a deep-tendon reflex
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
the leg by the ankle ... The knee should ... on the leg is a sign ... Extremity #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... ( Lazarus sign) ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... video #clinical #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... ( Lazarus sign) ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... video #clinical #PhysicalExam