Physical examination in a psychiatric patient Flashcards
Sign associated with neurosyphilis and diabetes
Argyll-Robertson pupil
Bilaterally small pupils which accommodate but do not react to bright light
Argyll-Robertson pupil
Sign where there are multiple surgical scars due to factitious disorder
Checker-board abdomen
Drug intoxication associated with constricted pupils
Opiates
Conditions associated with dilated pupils
Stimulant abuse
Anxiety
Opiate withdrawal
Eye sign associated with Wilson’s Disease
Kayser Fleischer ring
Neck sign associated with thyroid disease or rarely with lithium use
Goitre
Medical causes of gynaecomastia
Hyperprolactinaemia Cirrhosis Normal male puberty Hypogonadism Tumours including adrenal or testicular Renal failure
Medication associated causes of gynaecomastia
Oestrogen containing drugs e.g. goserelin Spironolactone Finasteride Ketoconazole Methadone
Recreational drugs causing gynaecomastia
Marijuana
Amphetamines
Heroin
Body hair seen in anorexia nervosa
Lanugo
Disease causing lemon stick appearance
Cushing’s syndrome
Eye signs seen in hyperthyroidism
Exophthalmos
Lid retraction
Lid lag
Orbital fat prolapse
Disease classically associated with a mask-like face
Parkinson’s disease
Diseases associated with parotid swelling
Bulimia nervosa
Mumps
Sign seen in bulimia nervosa where there are callouses at the knuckles
Russell’s sign
Medication causing Sialorrhoea (hypersalivation)
Clozapine
Signs in infective endocarditis
Splinter haemorrhages
Osler nodes
Janeway lesions
Tender, red, raised lumps typically found on the fingers and toes in infective endocarditis
Osler nodes
Non-tender red lesions seen on the palms and soles of the feet in infective endocarditis
Janeway lesions
More common side for a unilateral paraesthesia caused by hyperventilation
Left
Usual distribution for paraesthesia caused by hyperventilation in a panic attack
Bilateral, upper limbs
Minor physical anomaly associated with developmental disorders where there is a skin tag in front of the ear
Preauricular skin tag
Syndrome occurring where there are lip pits and cleft lip/palate
Van der Woude syndrome
Minor physical anomaly associated with developmental disorders where there are small white/grey spots in a ring around the pupil
Brushfield spots
Cranial nerve number I
Olfactory
Cranial nerve number II
Optic
Cranial nerve number III
Occulomotor
Cranial nerve number IV
Trochlear
Cranial nerve number V
Trigeminal
Cranial nerve number VI
Abducens
Cranial nerve number VII
Facial
Cranial nerve number VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Cranial nerve number IX
Glossopharyngeal
Cranial nerve number X
Vagus
Cranial nerve number XI
Accessory
Cranial nerve number XII
Hypoglossal
Main clinical examination technique for the olfactory nerve
Check sense of smell
Main clinical examination technique for the optic nerve
Visual acuity using Snellen charts
Colour sight using Ishihara charts
Visual fields
Pupillary reflexes
Main clinical examination technique for the oculomotor nerve
Eye movements - elevation, adduction, depression in abduction
Eyelid elevation
Pupillary reflex
Main clinical examination technique for the oculomotor nerve
Eye movements - elevation, adduction, depression in abduction
Eyelid elevation
Pupillary reflex
Eye abnormality seen with a third cranial nerve lesion
Down and out
Main clinical examination technique for the trochlear nerve
Eye movements - depression in inversion
Eye abnormality seen in a fourth cranial nerve lesion
Upwards
Main clinical examination technique for the facial nerve
Facial movement
Taste for front 2/3 of the tongue
Main clinical examination technique for the trigeminal nerve
Sensation to the face
Chewing
Three branches of the trigeminal nerve
Ophthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular
Main clinical examination technique for the abducens nerve
Eye movements - abduction
Eye abnormality seen in a sixth cranial nerve lesion
Eye turned inwards
Main clinical examination technique for the vestibulocochlear nerve
Balance - Romberg test
Hearing - Rinne/Weber tests
Main clinical examination technique for the glossopharyngeal nerve
Taste to the back 1/3 of the tongue
Sensation to the soft palate
Main clinical examination technique for the vagus nerve
Cough
Vocal cord movements
Main clinical examination technique for the accessory cranial nerve
Head turning
Shoulder shrugging
Main clinical examination technique for the hypoglossal cranial nerve
Tongue movements
Cranial nerve test where a vibrating tuning fork is held against the forehead in the middle of the face
Weber test
Cranial nerve test where a vibrating tuning fork is held at the mastoid bone, and then in front of the ear
Rinne test
Weber test result in normal hearing
Sound heard equally loudly bilaterally
Weber test result in conductive hearing loss
Sound louder in the abnormal ear
Weber test result in sensorineural hearing loss
Sound louder in the normal ear
Positive (normal) Rinne hearing test
Sound continues when the fork is moved from the bone to the air
Negative (abnormal) Rinne test
Sound does not continue when the tuning fork is moved from the mastoid to the air
Type of hearing loss associated with an abnormal Rinne test
Conductive hearing loss
Direction in which patients with poor vestibular function fall in a Romberg’s test
Forwards to the side of the poor vestibular function
Testing for poor vestibular function in which cold or warm water is poured into an ear to elicit nystagmus
Caloric testing
Normal results in caloric testing in unilateral poor vestibular function
Cold water - nystagmus to the opposite side
Warm water - nystagmus to the same side
Test used to elicit ataxia
Heel toe walking
Cerebellar signs
Ataxia Hypotonia Intention tremor Past pointing Dysdiadokokinesis Dysarthria
Sign of meningism where flexion of the neck causes flexion of the knees and hips
Brudzinski sign
Sign of meningism where there is spasm if the knee is extended while the hip is flexed
Kernig sign
Sign suggestive of lower lumber nerve root irritation where the passive flexing of the hip while in the supine position causes pain
Straight-leg raising sign/Lasègue sign
Sign suggestive of upper lumbar nerve root irritation where there is pain on the passive hyper-extension of the hip while in the prone position
Reverse straight leg raise sign
Neurological signs which do not point to a lesion in a specific area
Soft neurological signs
Neurological sign where there are small quivering of the muscles
Fasciculations
Neurological sign where there are brief, jerky movements of the wrists on holding the arms out with the palms facing outwards
Asterixis
Slow, writhing spasms along the long axis of the limbs or the whole body
Athetosis
Semi-purposeful movements of the limbs affecting multiple joints; more peripheral than central
Chorea
Violent flinging movements of half of the body
Hemiballismus
Area of brain generally affected when primitive reflexes are seen in an adult
Diffuse cerebral damage, particularly in the frontal lobes
Primitive reflex where the arms jerk out and the head and legs extend on a sudden change of position
Moro reflex
Primitive reflex where the baby’s head is turned to one side, and the arm on the side the head is turned straightens while the other arm bends at the elbow
Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
Normal abdominal reflex
A line is drawn away from the umbilicus along a diagonal line, and the umbilicus is drawn towards the direction the line is drawn
Normal cremasteric reflex
Scratching the medial thigh in males causes elevation of the ipsilateral testis
Normal plantar reflex
Plantar flexion of the great toe on drawling a line up the sole of the foot
Positive Babinski sign
Dorsiflexion of the great toe on drawing a line up the sole of the foot
Spinal root of the biceps reflex
C5, C6
Spinal root of the brachioradialis reflex
C6
Spinal root of the triceps reflex
C7
Spinal root of the patellar reflex
L2-4
Spinal root of the Achilles reflex
S4
Lesions causing exaggerated tendon reflexes
UMN lesions
Lesions causing lack of tendon reflexes
LMN reflexes
Condition associated with frontal baldness
Myotonic dystrophy
Condition associated with ash leaf spots
Tuberous sclerosis
Condition associated with moles and dimples along the spine
Spina bifida occulta
Condition associated with Coast of Maine hyperpigmented skin lesions
McCune-Albright syndrome
Conditions associated with Café-au-lait spots
Neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis