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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis ... neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... 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 ... neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... Passive neck flexion causes ... is that hip and knee ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
) and negative Reller ... in these cases. ... than bacterial meningitis ... HSV PCR would cause ... #Management #Meningitis
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis ... extension of the knees ... thought to be caused ... Kernigs #Sign #Meningitis ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Non-Focal • Refer ... Concussion • Meningitis ... diagnosis #workup #algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Moyamoya Infectious: Meningitis ... Toxoplasmosis Tumor ... #algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Structural: Tumor ... • Infectious: Meningitis ... #Causes #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
influenzae • Bullous myringitis ... Mastoiditis • Viral myringitis ... Cranial nerve IX can refer ... Gastroesophageal reflux ... gastroesophageal reflux
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... distal to the knee ... - Giant cell tumor ... #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam