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show inability to recognize traced or written letters/numbers/outlines on the skin  
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Asterognosis   show
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show inability to distinguish between two different weights  
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show loss of vibratory sensation felt on the skin or bone  
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show loss of sense of motion: extent, direction and weight  
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show Abnormal sensations on the skin. Numbness, tingling, burning or cutting pain  
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Paresthesia   show
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Agnosia   show
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Aphasia   show
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Akinesia   show
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Apraxia   show
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Tests of tetany   show
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Chvosteck's   show
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show compression of the brachial a. causes carpopedal (wrist) spasm  
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show Galvanic stim causes ionic contraction  
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show dorsiflex of big toe and fanning of other 4 toes  
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Babinski test   show
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Chaddocks   show
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Oppenheim   show
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Gordon's   show
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Schaefer's   show
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Jaw jerk sign signif   show
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Westphal's sign   show
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show diffuse calf px or behind knee upon forced dorsiflex of the ft, indicates thrombophlebitis  
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show Night px, possibly caused by lunate sublux, median n. compression  
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show Ant lat thigh px; involves the lat fem cut n., L2-L3 n. roots  
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show Ptosis, myosis, anhydrosis; interruption fo the c/s sympathetic chain  
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Tic Douloureaux sx   show
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Bell's palsy sx   show
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Erb's palsy sx   show
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Klumke's palsy sx   show
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Stretch reflex   show
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Dorsal Root ganglion   show
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Sprain/strain   show
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show first sign burning px long a peripheral n. distribution  
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show Px along the course of a n.  
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Neuritis   show
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show infl of spinal n. root; dermatomal and sharp px  
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show lost w/ both UMN and LMN lesion  
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Ciliospinal reflex   show
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show CN V afferent; CN VII efferent  
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show Cerebral, Bell's, Erb's, Klumpke's  
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show jolt of back px when sneezing  
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show manipulation  
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tx protocol for scoliosis?   show
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show Scheuerman's ds...active teenager, schmorl's node (form of compression fx)  
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show AS-never in female teenagers, Reiter's Syndrome only in males, DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) is in middle age  
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Sx for tendinitis   show
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show Meniere's Syndrome aka endolymphatic hydrops (tinitis, vertigo, deafness)  
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Dx for recent onset of photophobia w/ severe generalized HA, fever and malaise:   show
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Dx for difficulty during ambulation in dimly lit rooms   show
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Common sign of dorsal col or cerebellum   show
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diff amb w/ eyes closed   show
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diff amb w/ eyes open (light off)   show
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show cerebellar lesion  
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show color or temp change=vascular change  
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show Osgood Schlatter  
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show waddling  
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show Pott's ds (aka TB of spine)  
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Symptoms atypical of L5 herniated nucleus pulposus   show
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Which n. is affected by L5 herniated disc?   show
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Dx for gradually developed elbow px in 25 yo after repetitive use of screwdriver   show
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Most likely dx of pt w/ ant chest px of one week duration following a month of repetitive coughing episodes?   show
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show Rib fx (lat chest px), hiatal hernia (epigastric px)  
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show pes planus, genu varus, coxa valgus  
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show ataxic cerebellar (motor ataxia)  
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What does anatomic R. leg deficiency of 1 cm result in?   show
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How does body compensate for weak hip flexors?   show
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show C5-6, most motion in cervical spine w/ apex of cervical lordosis  
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M/C present on involved side accompanying a C6-7 disc syndrome:   show
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show myelopathy (myelo=spinal cord), polyneuropathy (diabetics, peripheral neuropathy)  
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show muscle spasm, relieves radicular px, subclavian steal syndrome (subclavian steals blood supply causing dizziness)  
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show Adson's test (ipsi head rotation and ext), medial scalene test (contra head rot and ext-modified Adson's), SCM (same side lat flex, oppo side rot)  
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show Radial N.  
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What does active hip and knee flex during passive flex of supine pt's neck indicate?   show
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What is diminished triceps reflex assoc w/?   show
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show muscular issue (ipsi side=neural issue)  
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show kyphosis (secondary epiphysis of vert=endplate)  
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show inc pressure on growth plate dec the rate of growth w/in the endochondral ossification zones  
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show eval of scoliosis  
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show inc pressure causes inc density on bone  
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What positive test indicates ankylosis at the costotransverse and costovertebral articulations?   show
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What is winging of scap in a standing pt usually d/t?   show
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show rib fx  
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What does hip flex during ext rot of the thigh test?   show
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show TFL  
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show quadratus lumborum syndrome, px radiating to L buttock indicates sciatic px d/t tightening of piriformis; tightening of QL will cause spasm of piriformis; L5 rot w/ sacrum problem will cause rib subluxation d/t QL  
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show L5=L4 disc  
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show tight hamstrings  
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Where is the lesion if post drawer sign demonstrates hypermobility of the tibia?   show
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Injuries most likely to impair forearm rot?   show
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What does ant drawer test performed w/ 15 degrees of ext rot of lower leg evaluate besides ant cruciate lig?   show
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show Sound which lateralizes to the unoccluded ear; sensorineural deficit (NO hearing), sound which lateralizes to the occluded ear (normal), air to bone conduction ratio of less than 2:1=obstruction  
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A slipped capital femoral epiphysis causes [blank] during passive hip flexion.   show
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show sternoclavicular joint dysfunction  
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Shoulder px at first 20 degrees abd=   show
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show scapulothoracic and glenohumeral  
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Shoulder px after 120 degrees abd=   show
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What does holding the elbow in ext while performing passive wrist flex and pronation test for?   show
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What does px in the region of the sinus tarsi during passive plantar flex and inversion of the foot indicate?   show
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show plantar flex and inversion of foot  
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Sinus tarsi   show
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A lesion of the sensory cortex [blanks] the distance betw two recognizable pts in 2 pt discrimination testing:   show
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show astereognosis  
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show radiations (1/4 of upper or lower quad of the visual field lost)  
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Optic radiations are d/t?   show
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DDx for pt presenting with inability to wrinkle the L forehead or close the L eye tightly. The L side of the mouth does not rise during smiling.   show
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show d/t upper cervical afferent convergence w/ fibers from the nucleus of CN V (has both sensory and motor) (CN IV and VI are motor only)  
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What lesion does pt have who is unable to look laterally in a cardinal gaze exam?   show
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show chronic arterial insufficiency (shiny tight skin) or peripheral neuropathy (w/ corresponding m. changes)  
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What CN is involved when unable to protrude tongue?   show
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What m. is primarily supplied by the V CN?   show
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show adductino and flexion issues (ext is radial n., supination is brachioradialis)  
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What occurs in both upper and lower motor neuron ds?   show
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Is fasiculation UMN or LMN based?   show
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Is clonus and hyperreflexia UMN or LMN based?   show
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What is the sensory innervation for the dorsum of the foot?   show
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show pulse difference betw upper and lower ext (timing of the femoral vs radial pulse)  
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show aortic arch: upper pulse asymmetrical (R has blood supply, L doesn't)=cephalic, carotid, subclavian; MI=no pulse or pulse, symmetrical; abd aorta=lower pulse asymmetrical  
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What does dr. do to eval for low px threshold?   show
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show deltoid  
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show median  
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Diminished sensation over axilla indicates what n.?   show
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show T1 (medial and lateral antebrachial)  
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What is the ability to perceive the presence of vibration when a tuning fork is played over a boney prominence called?   show
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Stimulation of the patellar reflex is initiated by the stretch of what?   show
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What is stretched for touch sensation?   show
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show thalamus (brain)  
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Localized px indicates issue of:   show
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show corticospinal  
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show UMN  
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show spinothalamic and corticobulbar (ascending pathways)  
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show normal (UMN lesion = flaring of toes)  
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What CN serves as the afferent limb of the corneal reflex   show
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show knee jerk  
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show chronic venous insufficiency  
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show posturally related circulation problem  
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Why is there hair loss with edema problems?   show
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