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Parent topics

• Physical examination [r]: Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality. ^[e]
• Medical imaging [r]: The generation of visual representations of clinically relevant objects. ^[e]
• Clinical pathology [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Argyll Robertson pupil [r]: On physical examination, finding the pupils of the eyes irregular and not reactive to light, but contracting when the patient focuses his vision; a significant neurological finding ^[e]
• Babinski reflex [r]: A common part of a physical examination, it is positive, indicating a motor neuron irritation, if the big toe turns up and the other toes spread when firmly scratched with a pointed, but not sharp, instrument ^[e]
• Brudzinski’s sign [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Doll's eye reflex [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Kernig's sign [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Nystagmus on lateral gaze [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ottawa ankle rules [r]: A structured physical examination of an injured ankle that, with high sensitivity and specificity, will determine if any bones of the ankle or lower leg are broken ^[e]
• Psoas sign [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Romberg's sign [r]: A neurological diagnostic test that assesses the role of a patient's vision in correcting for balance abnormalities associated with proprioception and vestibular senses; the sign is positive if the patient cannot remain stable while standing with feet together and eyes closed ^[e]
• Tinel's sign [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Symptom [r]: A subjective description of an abnormal state, recounted by a patient, which is informative, but different from the objective result of a sign. ^[e]