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Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
test to detect ... Both pupils should ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Ophthalmology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Fever, fatigue, weight ... exertion • Neurologic ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Maneuver and Ages ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
test". ... It is a clear sign ... very sensitive diagnostic ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Neuropathy Shoulder ... forearm supination → wrist ... positive with symptom ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... patient of advanced age ... usually between ages ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... 6 years (peak age ... Symptoms usually ... PeterboroughEM #Croup #Diagnosis ... Management #pediatrics #peds
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder ... select populations (age ... Severe, worse at night ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Urea breath test ... - Any red flag symptoms ... : age > 55-60 with ... of GI cancer, weight ... Testing #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to 40 years of age ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology