Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Bing's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the
Bing's Reflex on ... toe with a pin causes ... #Bings #Reflex # ... Sign #PhysicalExam ... clinical #neurology #Pyramidal
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Bing's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the
Bing's Reflex on ... toe with a pin causes ... #Bings #Reflex # ... Sign #PhysicalExam ... clinical #neurology #Pyramidal
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Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign ... caused by a Retrosternal ... Elevating the arms causes ... #Pembertons #Sign ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam
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Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Methemoglobin binds ... Pathophysiology #Management ... #Treatment
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
plantar reflex causes ... response or Babinski sign ... Clinical #Video #Signs ... #PhysicalExam ... #pyramidal
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Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
Nikolsky's Sign ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... , caused by the ... #Dermatology #PhysicalExam
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Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 β€’ Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 β€’ "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... β€’ Treatment: ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment