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ASIA Impairment Scale: SCI Severity Classification
You’re in the trauma bay, and the team is asking for a quick sensory and motor assessment to determine the severity of a patient’s spinal…
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Rigidity: Resistance to Passive Movement
You’re walking into a patient’s room and notice their arm remains stiff and immobile as they walk toward you. When you passively move their elbow,…
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Clonus: Repetitive Muscle Spasms on Stretch
You’re in the middle of a neurological exam, and as you dorsiflex the patient’s ankle, you feel a rhythmic, involuntary beating under your hand. That…
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Deep Tendon Reflex (DTR): Neurological Assessment
You’re in the middle of a neurological exam, and you’ve just tapped your patient’s patellar tendon with your reflex hammer. The leg kicks out, and…
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Autonomic Dysreflexia: SCI Emergency Condition
You’re in the middle of a routine blood pressure check during a patient’s mat program when their BP reads 240/110 and they complain of a…
