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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 ... — Woltman’s sign ... Woltman’s sign, ... #Woltmans #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Maneuver and Ages ... perioral skin at the corners ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... neck and legs will ... flexSens: ... #testing #physicalexam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... This sign is an ... #BrainDead #Neurology
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... This sign is an ... #BrainDead #Neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Brudzinski's sign ... causes spinal cord ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
- Symptoms and Signs ... Fatigue - Face/Neck ... ophthalmopathy ocular ... Hyperthyroid #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #endocrinology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Corneal reflex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Myotonic Dystrophy
Typically presents in middle age with weakness of hands, legs and neck.
 - Mental deficiency
presents in middle age ... weakness of hands, legs ... and neck ... Dystrophy #Myotonia #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Neck: “dropping ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign