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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis ... flexion of the neck ... elicits a reflex ... patients with meningitis ... #PhysicalExam #
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis ... Severe neck ... knees and hips to flex ... when the neck is ... 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 in Meningitis ... Severe neck ... knees and hips to flex ... when the neck is ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis ... Sign • Passively flex ... flex • Sens: ... BostonChiefs #Meningitis ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Botulism, Basilar meningitis ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Infectious: • Meningitis ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #Diplopia #Differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Pyelonephritis • Meningitis ... : • Head and neck ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Fever #Acute #Differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Gag reflex ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Gastroesophageal reflux ... • Head and neck ... TMJ • Head, neck