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Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... jerk reflexWoltman ... Woltman’s sign, ... a deep-tendon reflex ... #Reflexes #Delayed
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Reflexes - Maneuver ... Palmar Grasp Reflex ... , turn head to one ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... by the ankle. ... is a sign of hypotonia ... clinical #video #peds ... #pediatrics
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
Reflexes - Deep ... Tendon Reflexes ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds ... #pediatrics
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex ... This primitive reflex ... as the "fencing reflex ... #Tonic #Neck #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam #
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... is that hip and knee ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
Triple Flexion Reflex ... Triple flexion reflex ... (TFR) is a sign ... of the knee and ... Triple #Flexion #Reflex
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... , L3, L4 • Ankle ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
the hips, the knees ... and ankles. ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds ... #pediatrics