// ============================================================ // PHYSICAL EXAM GUIDE — step-by-step OSCE reference + report generator // ============================================================ // Sources for the exam content: // - Bates' Guide to Physical Examination, 13th edition (technique) // - Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd edition (age-specific content) // - Hutchison's Clinical Methods, 25th edition (systematic approach) // - Developmental reflex timing: Fenichel Clinical Pediatric Neurology, 8th ed // // Data model: // PE_DATA[ageGroup][system] = { overview, components: [{ name, steps: [{label, method, normal}], abnormalHints }] } // Each step has its own Normal / Abnormal / Skip toggle so the physician // ticks the exam off step-by-step and flags specific abnormal findings. // Report generation (POST /api/generate-pe-narrative) receives the flat // step array and produces a Technique + Findings narrative. // ============================================================ (function () { // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // DATA // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── var PE_DATA = { newborn: { label: 'Newborn (0–28 days)', msk: { overview: 'Exam done warm, quiet, undressed. Focus: birth injury, DDH, congenital anomaly. All steps symmetric.', components: [ { name: 'Resting posture', steps: [ { label: 'Observe posture', method: 'Place supine and undisturbed for 30s', normal: 'Symmetric flexion at hips, knees, elbows' }, { label: 'Hand position', method: 'Inspect resting hands', normal: 'Loosely fisted; opens intermittently' }, { label: 'Symmetry', method: 'Compare left vs right side at rest', normal: 'Mirror-image posture' } ], abnormalHints: ['Frog-leg (hypotonia)', 'Asymmetric arm (brachial plexus/clavicle fx)', 'Opisthotonos (CNS)', 'Persistent fisting with thumb in palm'] }, { name: 'Clavicles', steps: [ { label: 'Palpate right clavicle', method: 'Trace from sternoclavicular joint to acromion with index finger', normal: 'Smooth, continuous, no step-off' }, { label: 'Palpate left clavicle', method: 'Same technique on left side', normal: 'Smooth, continuous' }, { label: 'Crepitus check', method: 'Light pressure along length of clavicle while gently abducting arm', normal: 'No crepitus, no pain response' } ], abnormalHints: ['Palpable step-off or callus (fracture — LGA, shoulder dystocia)', 'Asymmetric Moro on affected side'] }, { name: 'Hips — DDH screen', steps: [ { label: 'Thigh/gluteal folds', method: 'Undress completely; compare skin-fold symmetry', normal: 'Symmetric thigh and gluteal folds' }, { label: 'Abduction', method: 'Flex hips 90°, abduct simultaneously', normal: 'Both hips abduct to ≥75° symmetrically' }, { label: 'Barlow maneuver', method: 'Thumb on medial thigh, flex hip 90°, adduct, apply gentle posterior pressure', normal: 'No clunk or movement felt (negative)' }, { label: 'Ortolani maneuver', method: 'From Barlow position: abduct and lift with fingers on greater trochanter', normal: 'No clunk as hip returns (negative)' }, { label: 'Galeazzi sign', method: 'Knees flexed together with feet on table; compare knee heights', normal: 'Knees level — no leg-length discrepancy' } ], abnormalHints: ['Palpable Ortolani clunk (dislocated, reducible)', 'Barlow clunk (dislocatable)', 'Limited abduction', 'Positive Galeazzi (shortened femur)'] }, { name: 'Spine and back', steps: [ { label: 'Position prone', method: 'Turn infant prone, support chest', normal: 'Tolerates position, lifts head briefly' }, { label: 'Palpate midline', method: 'Run finger from C-spine to coccyx', normal: 'Straight midline, no step-offs or gaps' }, { label: 'Sacral inspection', method: 'Inspect sacral dimple if present; measure depth, distance from anus', normal: 'No dimple, or dimple <5mm deep and <2.5cm from anus' }, { label: 'Cutaneous markers', method: 'Inspect midline skin from neck to coccyx', normal: 'No hair tuft, hemangioma, lipoma, or sinus tract' } ], abnormalHints: ['Deep sacral dimple (>5mm) or >2.5cm from anus — imaging', 'Hair tuft, hemangioma, lipoma (occult dysraphism)', 'Palpable defect'] }, { name: 'Upper extremities', steps: [ { label: 'Spontaneous movement', method: 'Observe both arms for 30s', normal: 'Symmetric antigravity movement' }, { label: 'Digits', method: 'Count and inspect fingers both hands', normal: '5 digits each, no webbing or duplication' }, { label: 'Palmar creases', method: 'Inspect palmar creases', normal: 'Normal triradiate creases' } ], abnormalHints: ['Erb/Klumpke palsy (paucity of movement)', 'Polydactyly, syndactyly', 'Single transverse (simian) palmar crease'] }, { name: 'Lower extremities / feet', steps: [ { label: 'Hip and knee range', method: 'Gently flex, extend, internally/externally rotate each', normal: 'Full symmetric range, no contracture' }, { label: 'Foot alignment', method: 'Inspect resting foot position', normal: 'Midline or mildly adducted forefoot' }, { label: 'Passive correction', method: 'Gently attempt to bring foot to neutral', normal: 'Fully correctable to neutral' }, { label: 'Stroke test', method: 'Stroke lateral border of foot', normal: 'Foot dorsiflexes and everts reflexively' } ], abnormalHints: ['Rigid clubfoot (non-correctable talipes equinovarus)', 'Fixed metatarsus adductus', 'Rocker-bottom foot (trisomy 18)', 'Calcaneovalgus'] } ] }, neuro: { overview: 'Primitive reflexes present and symmetric. Tone assessed passively and actively. Full exam 3–5 min on a quiet, fed infant.', components: [ { name: 'Alertness and behavior', steps: [ { label: 'State cycling', method: 'Observe over 1–2 min for alert periods', normal: 'Alert periods with spontaneous eye opening' }, { label: 'Response to voice', method: 'Speak softly near ear', normal: 'Quiets to voice or turns toward sound' }, { label: 'Consolability', method: 'If crying, attempt to soothe with swaddling or voice', normal: 'Consolable within 1–2 min' } ], abnormalHints: ['Lethargy', 'Jitteriness not stopped by passive flexion', 'Irritability unrelieved by feeding'] }, { name: 'Cranial nerves', steps: [ { label: 'CN II — pupil response', method: 'Shine light in each eye', normal: 'Pupils equal, reactive to light, direct and consensual' }, { label: 'CN II — blink to light', method: 'Bright light in the line of sight', normal: 'Reflex blink' }, { label: 'CN VII — facial symmetry at rest', method: 'Observe resting face', normal: 'Symmetric nasolabial folds' }, { label: 'CN VII — facial symmetry with cry', method: 'Note face during a cry', normal: 'Symmetric grimace' }, { label: 'CN IX, X, XII — suck and swallow', method: 'Offer clean gloved finger, pacifier, or during feed', normal: 'Strong coordinated suck-swallow, no choking' } ], abnormalHints: ['Asymmetric face (CN VII injury — usually forceps)', 'Poor suck or uncoordinated swallow', 'Fixed or unequal pupil'] }, { name: 'Tone — passive', steps: [ { label: 'Pull-to-sit', method: 'Grasp hands/wrists, pull smoothly to sit', normal: 'Brief head lag at term; not dramatic' }, { label: 'Ventral suspension', method: 'Suspend prone over hand at chest', normal: 'Head briefly lifts to horizontal; extremities flexed' }, { label: 'Arm recoil', method: 'Extend both arms fully at elbows, release', normal: 'Rapid return to flexion' }, { label: 'Popliteal angle', method: 'Hip flexed 90°, extend knee maximally', normal: '≤110°' } ], abnormalHints: ['Marked head lag (hypotonia)', 'Slip-through on vertical suspension', 'Hypertonia / scissoring', 'Floppy limbs with no recoil'] }, { name: 'Spontaneous movement', steps: [ { label: 'Observe limbs', method: 'Undisturbed over 1 min, note movement', normal: 'Symmetric antigravity movement of all 4 limbs' }, { label: 'Quality of movement', method: 'Note smoothness vs jitteriness', normal: 'Smooth, mildly variable movements' } ], abnormalHints: ['Paucity of movement in one limb', 'Coarse jitteriness', 'Clonic jerks', 'Tonic posturing'] }, { name: 'Primitive reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Moro', method: 'Support head; allow 30° head drop or loud clap', normal: 'Symmetric arm abduction then flexion, often cry' }, { label: 'Rooting', method: 'Stroke cheek at corner of mouth', normal: 'Turns head toward stroke and opens mouth' }, { label: 'Palmar grasp', method: 'Press into palm with finger', normal: 'Strong, symmetric finger flexion' }, { label: 'Plantar grasp', method: 'Press ball of foot below toes', normal: 'Toes flex around finger symmetrically' }, { label: 'Stepping', method: 'Hold upright with feet touching surface', normal: 'Alternating stepping movements' }, { label: 'Tonic neck (fencing)', method: 'Turn head to one side with infant supine', normal: 'Same-side arm extends, opposite flexes (not obligate)' }, { label: 'Galant', method: 'Stroke paravertebrally from shoulder to buttock, one side', normal: 'Trunk curves toward stroked side' } ], abnormalHints: ['Absent or asymmetric Moro — CNS injury, brachial plexus, clavicle fx', 'Absent grasps — CNS depression', 'Obligate tonic neck is abnormal'] }, { name: 'Babinski (plantar response)', steps: [ { label: 'Stroke lateral sole', method: 'Firm stroke from heel toward toes along lateral plantar border', normal: 'Up-going great toe with fanning (normal in newborn)' }, { label: 'Symmetry check', method: 'Repeat opposite foot', normal: 'Symmetric response' } ], abnormalHints: ['Asymmetric response is always abnormal'] } ] } }, infant: { label: 'Infant (1–12 months)', msk: { overview: 'Continued DDH screen through 6 months. Watch motor progression and symmetry of tone/movement.', components: [ { name: 'Hips — continued DDH screen', steps: [ { label: 'Thigh-fold symmetry', method: 'Inspect with infant supine, thighs flexed', normal: 'Symmetric folds' }, { label: 'Barlow/Ortolani (through 3mo)', method: 'As in newborn — thumb medial, flex 90°, adduct+push then abduct+lift', normal: 'Negative bilaterally' }, { label: 'Abduction (any age)', method: 'Flex 90°, abduct simultaneously', normal: '≥70° symmetric abduction' }, { label: 'Galeazzi', method: 'Knees flexed feet flat on exam table', normal: 'Knees equal height' } ], abnormalHints: ['Clunk on Barlow/Ortolani (<3mo)', 'Limited abduction', 'Asymmetric folds', 'Positive Galeazzi'] }, { name: 'Gross-motor milestones (age-appropriate)', steps: [ { label: 'Head control', method: 'Prone, pull-to-sit, held upright', normal: 'Age-appropriate: 2mo lifts head 45°; 4mo no head lag' }, { label: 'Rolling', method: 'Observe on flat surface', normal: 'Rolls back-to-front by 5–6mo' }, { label: 'Sitting', method: 'Place in sitting position', normal: 'Tripod sit by 6mo; sits without support by 7–8mo' }, { label: 'Standing', method: 'Support under arms', normal: 'Bears weight by 6mo; pulls to stand by 9mo' } ], abnormalHints: ['Milestone delay by ≥2mo', 'Loss of previously attained milestone', 'Asymmetric use of limbs'] }, { name: 'Spine', steps: [ { label: 'Palpate seated', method: 'Run finger along spine with infant sitting or held upright', normal: 'Midline, no step-offs' }, { label: 'Back curvature', method: 'Inspect sitting and lying', normal: 'Physiologic gentle kyphosis in early infancy; lumbar lordosis as sitting develops' } ], abnormalHints: ['Fixed kyphoscoliosis', 'Sacral dimple with cutaneous marker', 'Step-off'] }, { name: 'Extremities', steps: [ { label: 'Passive range', method: 'Through each major joint', normal: 'Full symmetric range' }, { label: 'Joint inspection', method: 'Inspect for swelling, warmth, effusion', normal: 'No swelling, warmth, or effusion' }, { label: 'Feet alignment', method: 'Observe standing if pulling up, else passive positioning', normal: 'Correctable or aligned feet; flexible' } ], abnormalHints: ['Joint swelling/warmth (septic vs reactive arthritis)', 'Rigid clubfoot', 'Persistent asymmetric tone'] } ] }, neuro: { overview: 'Primitive reflexes fading on schedule; protective reflexes emerging; gross motor and tone interlinked.', components: [ { name: 'Alertness and social engagement', steps: [ { label: 'Social smile', method: 'Face-to-face interaction', normal: 'Social smile by 6–8 weeks' }, { label: 'Tracking', method: 'Move object across visual field', normal: '180° horizontal tracking by 3mo' }, { label: 'Engagement', method: 'Face-to-face, voice, toys', normal: 'Age-appropriate reciprocal interaction' } ], abnormalHints: ['No social smile by 3mo', 'Absent tracking past 3mo', 'Poor engagement (developmental concern)'] }, { name: 'Cranial nerves', steps: [ { label: 'Pupils', method: 'Light response each eye', normal: 'Equal reactive' }, { label: 'Eye alignment', method: 'Inspect with gaze forward and in all directions', normal: 'No strabismus past 4mo' }, { label: 'Facial symmetry', method: 'Observe smile and cry', normal: 'Symmetric' }, { label: 'Suck and swallow', method: 'Observe feeding', normal: 'Coordinated, no choking' } ], abnormalHints: ['Persistent nystagmus', 'Strabismus past 4mo', 'Asymmetric face'] }, { name: 'Tone', steps: [ { label: 'Pull-to-sit', method: 'Gently pull wrists/hands', normal: 'No head lag by 4mo' }, { label: 'Ventral suspension', method: 'Support prone, observe', normal: 'Head above horizontal, extremities actively flexed (age-dependent)' }, { label: 'Vertical suspension', method: 'Support under arms, lift', normal: 'Does not slip through hands' } ], abnormalHints: ['Persistent head lag past 4mo (hypotonia)', 'Hypertonia / scissoring (UMN)', 'Slip-through on vertical suspension'] }, { name: 'Primitive reflex integration', steps: [ { label: 'Moro', method: 'Head drop or clap', normal: 'Absent by 6mo' }, { label: 'Palmar grasp', method: 'Press into palm', normal: 'Integrated by 5–6mo; replaced by voluntary grasp' }, { label: 'Tonic neck', method: 'Turn head to side', normal: 'Absent by 6mo' }, { label: 'Rooting', method: 'Stroke cheek', normal: 'Absent by 3–4mo' } ], abnormalHints: ['Persistence of any primitive reflex past 6mo warrants eval (CP, CNS injury)'] }, { name: 'Protective and postural reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Parachute', method: 'Held prone, tilt head downward suddenly', normal: 'Symmetric arm extension protectively by 9mo (emerges 6–9mo)' }, { label: 'Lateral propping', method: 'Seated infant, gentle tilt to one side', normal: 'Arm extends to catch by 6–7mo' }, { label: 'Landau', method: 'Suspend prone', normal: 'Extends head, spine, legs by 6mo' } ], abnormalHints: ['Absent parachute after 12mo (concerning)', 'Asymmetric lateral propping', 'Absent Landau'] } ] } }, toddler: { label: 'Toddler (1–3 years)', msk: { overview: 'Gait, physiologic alignment changes, in-toeing, joint range. Cooperation unpredictable — use play.', components: [ { name: 'Gait', steps: [ { label: 'Base of support', method: 'Have child walk ~10 feet', normal: 'Wide-based initially, narrowing by 2y' }, { label: 'Heel-strike', method: 'Observe foot contact pattern', normal: 'Heel-strike developing by 18mo, consistent by 2y' }, { label: 'Arm swing', method: 'Observe reciprocal arm swing', normal: 'Reciprocal arm swing by 18mo' }, { label: 'Symmetry', method: 'Watch both sides in stance and swing', normal: 'Symmetric stride length and cadence' } ], abnormalHints: ['Toe-walking past 2y (idiopathic vs CP vs DMD)', 'Limp (Legg-Calvé-Perthes, transient synovitis, trauma)', 'Wide-based ataxia'] }, { name: 'Knee alignment', steps: [ { label: 'Stand feet together', method: 'Feet/medial malleoli touching; inspect knees', normal: 'Genu varum resolving by 18–24mo; mild genu valgum common by 2–3y' }, { label: 'Intercondylar or intermalleolar distance', method: 'Measure if alignment appears abnormal', normal: '<5cm intercondylar (varum) or <8cm intermalleolar (valgum)' }, { label: 'Symmetry', method: 'Compare sides', normal: 'Symmetric' } ], abnormalHints: ['Persistent varum past 2y', 'Severe valgum >8cm', 'Unilateral (Blount disease, rickets)'] }, { name: 'Feet alignment', steps: [ { label: 'In-toeing / out-toeing', method: 'Observe foot angle during gait', normal: 'Mild in-toeing common (tibial torsion, femoral anteversion)' }, { label: 'Arch during stance', method: 'Stand flat, then on tiptoes', normal: 'Flexible flat foot that forms arch on tiptoe' }, { label: 'Heel alignment', method: 'View from behind standing', normal: 'Neutral or mildly valgus heel' } ], abnormalHints: ['Rigid flat foot (tarsal coalition)', 'Fixed metatarsus adductus', 'Severe in-toeing >15°'] }, { name: 'Joint range', steps: [ { label: 'Hips', method: 'Flex, abduct, rotate each hip', normal: 'Full symmetric range, no pain' }, { label: 'Knees', method: 'Flex, extend; palpate for effusion', normal: 'Full range, no effusion, stable' }, { label: 'Ankles', method: 'Dorsiflex, plantarflex, invert, evert', normal: 'Full range' }, { label: 'Shoulders, elbows, wrists', method: 'Through full range each', normal: 'Full symmetric range' } ], abnormalHints: ['Joint effusion (septic vs reactive)', 'Guarded or painful motion', 'Asymmetric limitation'] }, { name: 'Spine', steps: [ { label: 'Inspect standing', method: 'View spine from behind', normal: 'Midline, no prominent curve' }, { label: 'Palpate midline', method: 'Run finger along spinous processes', normal: 'Midline, no step-off, no tenderness' }, { label: 'Shoulder/hip symmetry', method: 'Compare shoulder and hip heights', normal: 'Symmetric' } ], abnormalHints: ['Fixed scoliosis', 'Abnormal kyphosis', 'Asymmetric shoulder/hip', 'Midline tenderness'] } ] }, neuro: { overview: 'Shifting to adult-pattern exam. Primitive reflexes should be absent. Use play-based techniques.', components: [ { name: 'Mental status and language', steps: [ { label: 'Engagement', method: 'Interaction with examiner/parent', normal: 'Alert, interactive, age-appropriate' }, { label: 'Language — expressive', method: 'Note spontaneous utterances', normal: '1y: 1–3 words; 2y: 2-word phrases; 3y: short sentences' }, { label: 'Language — receptive', method: 'Ask to point to body parts or follow simple commands', normal: 'Follows age-appropriate commands' } ], abnormalHints: ['Language regression (autism, epileptic encephalopathy)', 'Poor engagement', 'No 2-word phrases by 2y'] }, { name: 'Cranial nerves', steps: [ { label: 'CN II — pupil response', method: 'Shine light each eye', normal: 'Pupils equal reactive' }, { label: 'CN III, IV, VI — EOM', method: 'Follow toy in H pattern', normal: 'Full smooth tracking, no strabismus' }, { label: 'CN V — facial sensation', method: 'Light touch on forehead, cheek, jaw', normal: 'Responds to touch, symmetric' }, { label: 'CN VII — face', method: 'Elicit smile, watch eye closure during cry', normal: 'Symmetric face' }, { label: 'CN IX, X, XII — mouth', method: 'Say "ahh"; stick out tongue', normal: 'Palate rises symmetrically; tongue midline' } ], abnormalHints: ['Strabismus', 'Facial asymmetry', 'Tongue deviation', 'Absent palate elevation'] }, { name: 'Motor — tone and bulk', steps: [ { label: 'Passive tone', method: 'Move each limb through full range', normal: 'Normal resistance throughout' }, { label: 'Bulk inspection', method: 'Inspect muscle bulk of thighs, calves, glutes', normal: 'Symmetric, age-appropriate bulk' }, { label: 'Contracture check', method: 'Test for heel-cord tightness, hamstring tightness', normal: 'No contractures' } ], abnormalHints: ['Spasticity (especially catch in ankles)', 'Hypotonia', 'Calf pseudo-hypertrophy (DMD)'] }, { name: 'Motor — functional strength', steps: [ { label: 'Rising from floor', method: 'Place flat on back; ask to stand up', normal: 'Rises without using hands to push off thighs (no Gowers)' }, { label: 'Climbing stairs', method: 'Observe or history', normal: 'Climbs holding rail' }, { label: 'Squatting/getting up', method: 'Encourage via play', normal: 'Squats and rises without help' } ], abnormalHints: ['Gowers sign (proximal weakness — DMD)', 'Unable to climb stairs at age expected', 'Calf pain on walking (myositis)'] }, { name: 'Deep tendon reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Patellar', method: 'Sitting or supine with distraction (toy)', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Biceps', method: 'Arm at rest, strike thumb on tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Achilles', method: 'With distraction', normal: '2+ symmetric' } ], abnormalHints: ['Hyperreflexia or clonus (UMN, CP)', 'Absent reflexes (LMN, neuropathy)', 'Asymmetry'] }, { name: 'Coordination and gait', steps: [ { label: 'Run', method: 'Watch run ~10 feet', normal: 'Runs with reciprocal arm swing by 2y' }, { label: 'Stairs', method: 'Observe', normal: 'Climbs with rail' }, { label: 'Kick ball', method: 'Place ball; observe kick', normal: 'Kicks by 2y' }, { label: 'Ataxia check', method: 'Watch for fluency of movement', normal: 'Smooth, no tremor' } ], abnormalHints: ['Ataxic gait', 'Intention tremor', 'Clumsiness beyond age'] }, { name: 'Plantar response', steps: [ { label: 'Stroke lateral sole', method: 'Firm stroke from heel to toes', normal: 'Down-going great toe (plantar flexion) by age 2' } ], abnormalHints: ['Up-going toe after age 2 = UMN sign (Babinski positive)'] } ] } }, preschool: { label: 'Preschool (3–5 years)', msk: { overview: 'Functional gait maneuvers, scoliosis screen, resolving physiologic alignment.', components: [ { name: 'Gait — multiple patterns', steps: [ { label: 'Normal gait', method: 'Walk ~15 feet barefoot', normal: 'Symmetric, smooth, reciprocal arm swing' }, { label: 'Heel walking', method: 'Walk on heels only', normal: 'Able by 4y' }, { label: 'Toe walking', method: 'Walk on toes only', normal: 'Able by 4y' }, { label: 'Tandem walking', method: 'Heel-to-toe along a line for 5 steps', normal: 'Able by 4y with minimal deviation' }, { label: 'Hopping', method: 'Hop on one foot', normal: '3–5 hops on preferred foot by 4y' } ], abnormalHints: ['Persistent toe-walking', 'Asymmetric stance/stride', 'Difficulty with any pattern'] }, { name: 'Alignment', steps: [ { label: 'Knee alignment', method: 'Stand feet together', normal: 'Mild residual valgus resolving; neutral by 6–7y' }, { label: 'Foot arch', method: 'Standing, then tiptoe', normal: 'Arch forms on tiptoe (flexible flat foot)' }, { label: 'Heel position', method: 'View from behind standing', normal: 'Neutral or mild valgus' } ], abnormalHints: ['Persistent unilateral varum', 'Rigid flat foot (no arch on tiptoe)', 'Pes cavus'] }, { name: 'Scoliosis screen (Adam forward-bend)', steps: [ { label: 'Position', method: 'Feet together, bend forward at waist, arms hanging, palms together', normal: 'Arms and head relaxed' }, { label: 'View from behind', method: 'Examiner at same height; look along back', normal: 'Symmetric paraspinal contour' }, { label: 'View from side', method: 'Side view for kyphosis', normal: 'Smooth thoracic curve' } ], abnormalHints: ['Rib hump (thoracic scoliosis)', 'Lumbar prominence', 'Asymmetric scapular height'] }, { name: 'Joint range and stability', steps: [ { label: 'Active range', method: 'Ask to perform full range at hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, wrists', normal: 'Full symmetric range, no pain' }, { label: 'Knee stability', method: 'Palpate for effusion; assess stability if complaint', normal: 'Stable, no effusion' }, { label: 'Carrying angle (elbows)', method: 'Arms at sides, palms forward', normal: 'Normal valgus carrying angle' } ], abnormalHints: ['Joint hypermobility (Beighton score)', 'Effusion', 'Pain with motion', 'Valgus >15°'] }, { name: 'Feet', steps: [ { label: 'Standing inspection', method: 'View from front and behind', normal: 'Symmetric feet, neutral heel, flexible flat feet common' }, { label: 'Tiptoe', method: 'Stand on tiptoes', normal: 'Arch forms, symmetric' }, { label: 'Pes planus vs cavus', method: 'Note arch height', normal: 'Flexible flat foot or mild arch' } ], abnormalHints: ['Rigid flat foot', 'Pes cavus (Charcot-Marie-Tooth)', 'Pain'] } ] }, neuro: { overview: 'Formal pediatric neuro exam now feasible — most 4- and 5-year-olds cooperate with structured testing.', components: [ { name: 'Mental status and language', steps: [ { label: 'Orientation (age-appropriate)', method: 'Ask name, age, where you are', normal: 'Knows name and age by 3y; location by 4–5y' }, { label: 'Speech intelligibility', method: 'Listen to spontaneous speech', normal: 'Strangers understand by 4y' }, { label: 'Receptive language', method: '2- and 3-step commands', normal: 'Follows 3-step commands by 4–5y' } ], abnormalHints: ['Dysarthria', 'Expressive or receptive language delay', 'Inattention'] }, { name: 'Cranial nerves (II–XII)', steps: [ { label: 'CN II — visual acuity', method: 'HOTV chart or pictures at 10ft, each eye', normal: '20/30 or better by 4y; 20/25 by 5y' }, { label: 'CN II — visual fields', method: 'Confrontation with toys from periphery', normal: 'Full fields' }, { label: 'CN II — pupils', method: 'Light response each eye', normal: 'PERRL' }, { label: 'CN III, IV, VI — EOM', method: 'Follow toy in H pattern; include convergence', normal: 'Full EOM, convergence present' }, { label: 'CN V — sensation', method: 'Light touch forehead, cheek, jaw each side', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'CN V — motor', method: 'Clench teeth, palpate masseter', normal: 'Symmetric strong bulk' }, { label: 'CN VII — face', method: 'Smile, wrinkle forehead, close eyes, puff cheeks', normal: 'Symmetric movement of all regions' }, { label: 'CN VIII — hearing', method: 'Finger rub each ear or whispered words', normal: 'Intact bilaterally' }, { label: 'CN IX, X — palate', method: 'Open mouth, say "ahh"', normal: 'Palate rises symmetrically, uvula midline' }, { label: 'CN XI — SCM/trapezius', method: 'Shrug shoulders, turn head against resistance', normal: 'Symmetric strength' }, { label: 'CN XII — tongue', method: 'Stick tongue out, move side to side', normal: 'Midline, no atrophy, full movement' } ], abnormalHints: ['Strabismus (amblyopia risk)', 'Facial weakness', 'Tongue deviation/fasciculations', 'Uvula off-midline'] }, { name: 'Motor — tone, bulk, strength', steps: [ { label: 'Tone inspection', method: 'Passive range all four limbs', normal: 'Normal tone throughout' }, { label: 'Bulk inspection', method: 'Observe muscle bulk symmetry', normal: 'Symmetric, age-appropriate' }, { label: 'Strength — shoulder abduction', method: 'Arms out, push down against resistance', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' }, { label: 'Strength — elbow flexion', method: 'Flex elbow against resistance', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' }, { label: 'Strength — grip', method: 'Squeeze examiner\'s fingers', normal: '5/5 symmetric' }, { label: 'Strength — hip flexion', method: 'Lift leg off table against resistance', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' }, { label: 'Strength — knee extension', method: 'Straighten knee against resistance', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' }, { label: 'Strength — dorsiflexion', method: 'Pull toes up against resistance', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' } ], abnormalHints: ['Focal weakness', 'Gowers sign', 'Pseudohypertrophy (DMD)', 'Atrophy'] }, { name: 'Deep tendon reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Biceps', method: 'Thumb on biceps tendon, strike', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Patellar', method: 'Knees hanging, strike patellar tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Achilles', method: 'Slight dorsiflexion, strike Achilles tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Plantar response', method: 'Stroke lateral sole heel-to-toes', normal: 'Down-going great toe' } ], abnormalHints: ['Hyperreflexia or clonus (UMN)', 'Hyporeflexia (LMN)', 'Up-going plantar (Babinski — abnormal past 2y)', 'Asymmetry'] }, { name: 'Coordination', steps: [ { label: 'Finger-to-nose', method: 'Touch examiner\'s finger then own nose, repeat', normal: 'Smooth, no dysmetria' }, { label: 'Heel-to-shin', method: 'Run heel down opposite shin', normal: 'Smooth bilaterally' }, { label: 'Rapid alternating movements', method: 'Tap palm with opposite hand alternating palm/back', normal: 'Rhythmic, symmetric' }, { label: 'Tandem walk', method: 'Heel-to-toe for 5 steps', normal: 'Minimal deviation' } ], abnormalHints: ['Dysmetria', 'Dysdiadochokinesia', 'Intention tremor', 'Ataxic tandem'] }, { name: 'Sensory', steps: [ { label: 'Light touch — hands', method: 'Cotton wisp on palm/dorsum, eyes closed', normal: 'Feels each touch' }, { label: 'Light touch — feet', method: 'Same on dorsum of foot bilaterally', normal: 'Feels each touch' } ], abnormalHints: ['Focal sensory loss', 'Stocking-glove loss'] }, { name: 'Gait and Romberg', steps: [ { label: 'Normal gait', method: 'Walk ~20 feet', normal: 'Smooth, symmetric' }, { label: 'Heel walk', method: 'Walk on heels', normal: 'Able without difficulty' }, { label: 'Toe walk', method: 'Walk on toes', normal: 'Able without difficulty' }, { label: 'Tandem', method: 'Heel-to-toe', normal: 'Intact' }, { label: 'Romberg (5y+)', method: 'Feet together, eyes closed, stand 10s', normal: 'Stable without sway' } ], abnormalHints: ['Ataxic gait (cerebellar)', 'Romberg positive (dorsal column)', 'Circumduction (UMN)'] } ] } }, school: { label: 'School-age (6–11 years)', msk: { overview: 'Scoliosis screening peri-puberty, sports overuse injuries, resolving alignment.', components: [ { name: 'Scoliosis screen (forward-bend + scoliometer)', steps: [ { label: 'Standing inspection', method: 'Shoulders and iliac crest heights', normal: 'Symmetric shoulder and pelvic heights' }, { label: 'Forward bend (Adam test)', method: 'Feet together, bend forward at waist, arms hanging palms together', normal: 'Symmetric paraspinal contour' }, { label: 'Rib hump', method: 'View tangentially from behind at level of curve', normal: 'No rib hump' }, { label: 'Lumbar prominence', method: 'Same view at lumbar level', normal: 'No prominence' }, { label: 'Scoliometer (if available)', method: 'Place scoliometer across rib hump, read angle of trunk rotation', normal: 'ATR < 5°; ≥7° → refer' } ], abnormalHints: ['Rib hump', 'ATR ≥7°', 'Asymmetric shoulders or pelvis', 'Decompensation (plumb line offset)'] }, { name: 'Back and spine', steps: [ { label: 'Posture inspection', method: 'Standing, view front/back/side', normal: 'Normal spinal curves; plumb line centered' }, { label: 'Palpate spinous processes', method: 'From C2 to S1', normal: 'No tenderness, no step-off' }, { label: 'Range of motion', method: 'Flex, extend, lateral bend, rotate', normal: 'Full painless range' } ], abnormalHints: ['Midline tenderness', 'Step-off (spondylolisthesis)', 'Limited motion with pain'] }, { name: 'Alignment', steps: [ { label: 'Knees', method: 'Feet together, inspect', normal: 'Neutral alignment by 6–7y' }, { label: 'Feet', method: 'Stand, then tiptoes', normal: 'Medial arch present, symmetric' }, { label: 'Leg lengths', method: 'Supine, measure ASIS to medial malleolus if asymmetric', normal: 'Equal within 1cm' } ], abnormalHints: ['Residual valgum', 'Pes cavus', 'Leg-length discrepancy >1cm'] }, { name: 'Joint stability and sports exam (if active)', steps: [ { label: 'Active range all joints', method: 'Through full range', normal: 'Full symmetric range, no pain or crepitus' }, { label: 'Knee — Lachman (if sports-active)', method: 'Knee 20° flexion, stabilize femur, pull tibia forward', normal: 'Firm endpoint, no laxity' }, { label: 'Knee — McMurray', method: 'Flexed knee, rotate tibia while extending', normal: 'No pain or click' }, { label: 'Shoulder — impingement (Neer/Hawkins)', method: 'Passive shoulder flexion with arm in internal rotation', normal: 'No pain' }, { label: 'Ankle stability', method: 'Anterior drawer and talar tilt', normal: 'No laxity' } ], abnormalHints: ['ACL laxity (positive Lachman)', 'Meniscal click', 'Shoulder impingement', 'Ankle instability'] }, { name: 'Gait and functional movement', steps: [ { label: 'Normal gait', method: 'Walk 20 feet', normal: 'Smooth, symmetric' }, { label: 'Single-leg stance', method: 'Stand on one foot 10s each side', normal: 'Stable without Trendelenburg drop' }, { label: 'Squat', method: 'Full squat and rise', normal: 'Full squat without pain or asymmetry' }, { label: 'Hop on one foot', method: '5 hops each side', normal: 'Able and symmetric' } ], abnormalHints: ['Trendelenburg sign (hip abductor weakness)', 'Antalgic gait', 'Asymmetric squat', 'Pain with hop'] } ] }, neuro: { overview: 'Adult-pattern six-component exam: mental status, CN, motor, reflexes, sensory, coordination/gait.', components: [ { name: 'Mental status', steps: [ { label: 'Orientation', method: 'Name, age, school, city, day of week', normal: 'Oriented x 4' }, { label: 'Attention', method: 'Count backward from 20; days of week backward', normal: 'Intact' }, { label: '3-item recall', method: 'Ball-flag-tree; ask at 3 and 5 min', normal: '3/3 recall at 5 min' }, { label: 'Language', method: 'Name common objects; repeat a sentence', normal: 'Fluent, no paraphasia' } ], abnormalHints: ['Inattention (ADHD features)', 'Memory deficits', 'Word-finding difficulty', 'Perseveration'] }, { name: 'Cranial nerves (II–XII)', steps: [ { label: 'CN II — acuity', method: 'Snellen at 20ft each eye with corrective lenses if worn', normal: '20/20 or baseline' }, { label: 'CN II — fields', method: 'Confrontation, 4 quadrants each eye', normal: 'Full fields' }, { label: 'CN II — fundoscopy (if indicated)', method: 'Direct ophthalmoscopy — disc, vessels, macula', normal: 'Sharp disc, normal cup-disc ratio, no papilledema' }, { label: 'CN II, III — pupils', method: 'Direct and consensual light, accommodation', normal: 'PERRLA' }, { label: 'CN III, IV, VI — EOM', method: 'Follow finger in H pattern; convergence', normal: 'Full EOM, no nystagmus, convergence intact' }, { label: 'CN V — sensation', method: 'Light touch V1 (forehead), V2 (cheek), V3 (jaw) each side', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'CN V — motor', method: 'Clench teeth, palpate masseter/temporalis; jaw opening', normal: 'Symmetric strength' }, { label: 'CN VII', method: 'Raise eyebrows, close eyes tight, smile/show teeth, puff cheeks', normal: 'Symmetric movement, all regions' }, { label: 'CN VIII', method: 'Finger rub each ear; Weber/Rinne if deficit', normal: 'Hears bilaterally' }, { label: 'CN IX, X', method: 'Palate elevation with "ahh"; uvula midline; voice quality', normal: 'Symmetric elevation, uvula midline, normal voice' }, { label: 'CN XI', method: 'Shrug shoulders against resistance; head turn against resistance', normal: '5/5 SCM and trapezius' }, { label: 'CN XII', method: 'Stick tongue out; side-to-side', normal: 'Midline, no atrophy or fasciculations' } ], abnormalHints: ['Papilledema (increased ICP)', 'Focal cranial nerve deficit — any warrants workup', 'Tongue fasciculations (LMN/MND)'] }, { name: 'Motor — bulk, tone, strength', steps: [ { label: 'Bulk inspection', method: 'Shoulders, thighs, calves, intrinsic hand muscles', normal: 'Symmetric, no atrophy' }, { label: 'Tone', method: 'Passive range at elbows, wrists, knees, ankles', normal: 'Normal resistance throughout' }, { label: 'Strength — deltoids', method: 'Shoulder abduction against resistance', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' }, { label: 'Strength — biceps', method: 'Elbow flexion against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — triceps', method: 'Elbow extension against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — grip', method: 'Squeeze 2 fingers', normal: '5/5 symmetric' }, { label: 'Strength — finger abduction', method: 'Spread fingers against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — hip flexion', method: 'Lift leg supine against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — knee extension', method: 'Straighten knee against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — dorsiflexion', method: 'Pull toes up against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — plantarflexion', method: 'Push foot down against resistance', normal: '5/5' } ], abnormalHints: ['Focal weakness (localize)', 'Spasticity (UMN)', 'Atrophy', 'Fasciculations'] }, { name: 'Deep tendon reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Biceps (C5-C6)', method: 'Thumb on tendon, strike', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Triceps (C7-C8)', method: 'Strike triceps tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Brachioradialis (C5-C6)', method: 'Strike distal radius', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Patellar (L3-L4)', method: 'Knees hanging, strike tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Achilles (S1)', method: 'Slight dorsiflexion, strike tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Plantar response', method: 'Stroke lateral sole heel-to-toes', normal: 'Down-going bilaterally' }, { label: 'Clonus', method: 'Rapid dorsiflexion at ankle', normal: 'No sustained clonus' } ], abnormalHints: ['Hyperreflexia with clonus (UMN: stroke, MS, cord lesion)', 'Hyporeflexia (LMN, neuropathy, myopathy)', 'Asymmetry', 'Up-going Babinski', 'Sustained clonus'] }, { name: 'Sensory', steps: [ { label: 'Light touch — upper', method: 'Cotton wisp dorsum of hands, eyes closed', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Light touch — lower', method: 'Same on dorsum of feet', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Pain — upper', method: 'Broken Q-tip or pin on hands', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Pain — lower', method: 'Same on feet', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Vibration', method: '128 Hz tuning fork at distal IP joint of great toes', normal: 'Feels vibration; counts down seconds' }, { label: 'Proprioception', method: 'Move great toe up/down with eyes closed', normal: 'Identifies direction correctly' } ], abnormalHints: ['Dermatomal loss (nerve root)', 'Stocking-glove (neuropathy)', 'Loss of vibration/proprioception (dorsal column — B12, tabes, MS)'] }, { name: 'Coordination', steps: [ { label: 'Finger-nose-finger', method: 'Touch examiner finger then own nose, examiner moves target', normal: 'Smooth, accurate, no dysmetria' }, { label: 'Heel-to-shin', method: 'Supine: heel down opposite shin', normal: 'Smooth, on-target' }, { label: 'Rapid alternating movements', method: 'Supinate/pronate hand on knee rapidly', normal: 'Rhythmic, symmetric' }, { label: 'Fine motor', method: 'Finger tapping (thumb to each finger in sequence)', normal: 'Rhythmic, accurate' } ], abnormalHints: ['Dysmetria (past-pointing, overshoot)', 'Intention tremor', 'Dysdiadochokinesia'] }, { name: 'Gait and Romberg', steps: [ { label: 'Normal gait', method: 'Walk 20 feet', normal: 'Narrow-based, smooth, reciprocal arm swing' }, { label: 'Heel walk', method: 'Walk on heels', normal: 'Able without difficulty' }, { label: 'Toe walk', method: 'Walk on toes', normal: 'Able without difficulty' }, { label: 'Tandem', method: 'Heel-to-toe along a line', normal: 'Minimal deviation, 10+ steps' }, { label: 'Romberg', method: 'Feet together, eyes closed, 30s', normal: 'Stable without fall or significant sway' } ], abnormalHints: ['Wide-based (cerebellar)', 'Steppage (peripheral neuropathy)', 'Scissoring (UMN)', 'Romberg positive (dorsal column)', 'Circumduction'] } ] } }, adolescent: { label: 'Adolescent (12–21 years)', msk: { overview: 'Sports-related injuries, adolescent scoliosis, apophyseal overuse, hypermobility screening.', components: [ { name: 'Scoliosis screen', steps: [ { label: 'Standing inspection', method: 'Patient undressed to waist (keep privacy); compare shoulders, iliac crests, scapular heights', normal: 'Symmetric shoulders and pelvis' }, { label: 'Forward bend (Adam)', method: 'Feet together, bend forward, arms hanging palms together', normal: 'Symmetric paraspinal contour' }, { label: 'Scoliometer', method: 'Place across thoracic and lumbar regions at maximum prominence', normal: 'ATR <5°; 5–6° monitor; ≥7° refer' }, { label: 'Plumb line check', method: 'Drop plumb from C7; note where it falls', normal: 'Passes through gluteal cleft (compensated)' }, { label: 'Leg lengths', method: 'Supine; ASIS to medial malleolus each side', normal: 'Within 1cm' } ], abnormalHints: ['Rib/lumbar hump', 'ATR ≥7°', 'Decompensation (plumb off gluteal cleft)', 'Leg-length discrepancy driving apparent curve'] }, { name: 'Back pain evaluation (if complaint)', steps: [ { label: 'Inspect and palpate', method: 'Spinous processes, paraspinal muscles, SI joints', normal: 'Non-tender' }, { label: 'Range of motion', method: 'Flex, extend, lateral bend, rotate', normal: 'Full painless range' }, { label: 'Single-leg hyperextension (stork)', method: 'Stand on one foot, extend back — each side', normal: 'No pain (negative for spondylolysis)' }, { label: 'Straight-leg raise', method: 'Supine, lift straight leg to 70°+', normal: 'No radicular pain to 70°' }, { label: 'SI joint tests', method: 'FABER, SI compression', normal: 'No pain' } ], abnormalHints: ['Spondylolysis (positive stork test)', 'Radicular pain (disc herniation)', 'SI joint pathology', 'Inflammatory back pain pattern'] }, { name: 'Joint stability — sports-specific', steps: [ { label: 'Knee — Lachman', method: 'Knee 20° flexion, stabilize femur, pull tibia anteriorly', normal: 'Firm endpoint, no laxity (ACL intact)' }, { label: 'Knee — anterior drawer', method: 'Knee 90°, pull tibia forward', normal: 'No excess anterior translation' }, { label: 'Knee — varus/valgus stress', method: 'Stress at 0 and 30° flexion', normal: 'No gap opening (LCL/MCL intact)' }, { label: 'Knee — McMurray', method: 'Flex, rotate tibia while extending', normal: 'No pain or click' }, { label: 'Shoulder — apprehension', method: 'Abduct and externally rotate', normal: 'No apprehension' }, { label: 'Shoulder — Neer/Hawkins', method: 'Passive flexion with internal rotation', normal: 'No pain' }, { label: 'Ankle — anterior drawer', method: 'Pull heel forward with tibia stabilized', normal: 'No laxity' }, { label: 'Ankle — talar tilt', method: 'Invert heel with tibia stabilized', normal: 'No excess tilt' } ], abnormalHints: ['ACL/PCL tear', 'MCL/LCL laxity', 'Meniscal injury', 'Shoulder instability/impingement', 'Ankle ligament laxity'] }, { name: 'Apophysitis and overuse screen', steps: [ { label: 'Tibial tubercle', method: 'Palpate with knee flexed', normal: 'Non-tender' }, { label: 'Calcaneal apophysis', method: 'Palpate posterior calcaneus', normal: 'Non-tender' }, { label: 'Iliac apophyses', method: 'Palpate ASIS, AIIS, iliac crest', normal: 'Non-tender' }, { label: 'Rotator cuff', method: 'Empty-can (Jobe) test', normal: 'No pain or weakness' } ], abnormalHints: ['Osgood-Schlatter (tibial tubercle tender)', 'Sever (calcaneal tender)', 'Iliac apophysitis', 'Rotator cuff tendinopathy'] }, { name: 'Hypermobility screen (Beighton)', steps: [ { label: 'Fifth finger extension', method: 'Passive extension of fifth MCP to >90°', normal: 'No hyperextension (1 pt each side if positive)' }, { label: 'Thumb to forearm', method: 'Passive flexion of thumb to touch forearm', normal: 'Does not reach (1 pt each side if positive)' }, { label: 'Elbow hyperextension', method: 'Hyperextension >10°', normal: 'No hyperextension (1 pt each side if positive)' }, { label: 'Knee hyperextension', method: 'Hyperextension >10°', normal: 'No hyperextension (1 pt each side if positive)' }, { label: 'Palms to floor', method: 'Feet together, bend forward, palms flat on floor with knees straight', normal: 'Cannot reach (1 pt if positive)' } ], abnormalHints: ['Beighton ≥5/9 suggests hypermobility spectrum (hEDS workup if with other features)'] }, { name: 'Alignment and gait', steps: [ { label: 'Standing alignment', method: 'View knees, feet', normal: 'Neutral alignment, medial arch' }, { label: 'Normal gait', method: 'Walk 20 feet', normal: 'Symmetric, smooth' }, { label: 'Functional movements', method: 'Squat, single-leg stance, hop', normal: 'Full symmetric function' } ], abnormalHints: ['Antalgic gait', 'Trendelenburg', 'Asymmetric squat'] } ] }, neuro: { overview: 'Full adult-pattern neuro exam. Screen for concussion sequelae in sports-active adolescents; frontal release signs should be absent.', components: [ { name: 'Mental status', steps: [ { label: 'Orientation', method: 'Name, age, date, location, situation', normal: 'Oriented x 4' }, { label: 'Attention', method: 'Count backward from 100 by 7s (serial 7s) or months of year backward', normal: 'Intact' }, { label: 'Short-term memory', method: '3-item registration and recall at 5 min', normal: '3/3 recall' }, { label: 'Language', method: 'Object naming; sentence repetition; reading; writing', normal: 'Fluent, no paraphasia, comprehends written and spoken' }, { label: 'Executive function', method: 'Similarities (apple/orange); interpret proverb', normal: 'Abstract, age-appropriate' } ], abnormalHints: ['Post-concussion cognitive changes', 'Mood or personality changes', 'Subtle executive dysfunction', 'Word-finding difficulty'] }, { name: 'Cranial nerves (II–XII, full formal exam)', steps: [ { label: 'CN I (if indicated)', method: 'Coffee or cinnamon each nostril separately', normal: 'Identifies both' }, { label: 'CN II — acuity', method: 'Snellen at 20ft each eye; corrective lenses if worn', normal: '20/20 or baseline' }, { label: 'CN II — fields', method: 'Confrontation, 4 quadrants each eye', normal: 'Full fields' }, { label: 'CN II — fundoscopy', method: 'Direct ophthalmoscopy — disc, vessels, macula', normal: 'Sharp disc, normal cup/disc, no papilledema' }, { label: 'CN II, III — pupils', method: 'Direct, consensual, swinging flashlight, accommodation', normal: 'PERRLA, no RAPD' }, { label: 'CN III, IV, VI — EOM', method: 'H pattern, convergence, note nystagmus or ptosis', normal: 'Full conjugate movement, no nystagmus, convergence intact' }, { label: 'CN V — sensation', method: 'Light touch V1, V2, V3 each side', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'CN V — motor', method: 'Clench jaw, palpate masseter/temporalis; lateral jaw movement', normal: 'Symmetric strength and bulk' }, { label: 'CN V — corneal reflex (if indicated)', method: 'Cotton wisp to cornea', normal: 'Blinks bilaterally' }, { label: 'CN VII', method: 'Wrinkle forehead, close eyes against resistance, smile/bare teeth, puff cheeks', normal: 'Symmetric all four movements' }, { label: 'CN VIII — hearing', method: 'Finger rub each ear; Weber (midline) + Rinne (air > bone) if deficit', normal: 'Equal bilaterally' }, { label: 'CN IX, X', method: 'Palate elevation with "ahh"; uvula midline; voice; gag (if indicated)', normal: 'Symmetric palate, uvula midline, normal voice' }, { label: 'CN XI', method: 'Shoulder shrug and head turn against resistance', normal: '5/5 SCM and trapezius bilaterally' }, { label: 'CN XII', method: 'Tongue protrusion, side to side; inspect for fasciculations/atrophy', normal: 'Midline, no atrophy or fasciculations, full movement' } ], abnormalHints: ['Any focal cranial nerve deficit', 'Papilledema', 'RAPD', 'Nystagmus', 'Facial asymmetry', 'Tongue deviation'] }, { name: 'Motor — bulk, tone, strength', steps: [ { label: 'Bulk inspection', method: 'Shoulders, arms, thighs, calves, interossei', normal: 'Symmetric, no atrophy' }, { label: 'Tone — upper', method: 'Passive range elbows, wrists; pronator drift test', normal: 'Normal tone, no drift' }, { label: 'Tone — lower', method: 'Passive knee and ankle range', normal: 'Normal tone, no catch' }, { label: 'Strength — deltoid (C5)', method: 'Shoulder abduction', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' }, { label: 'Strength — biceps (C5-C6)', method: 'Elbow flexion', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — triceps (C7)', method: 'Elbow extension', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — wrist extension (C6-C7)', method: 'Dorsiflex wrist against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — finger flexion (C8)', method: 'Grip strength', normal: '5/5 symmetric' }, { label: 'Strength — finger abduction (T1)', method: 'Spread fingers', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — hip flexion (L2-L3)', method: 'Lift thigh supine', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — knee extension (L3-L4)', method: 'Straighten knee', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — ankle dorsiflexion (L4-L5)', method: 'Pull toes up', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — great toe extension (L5)', method: 'Dorsiflex great toe against resistance', normal: '5/5' }, { label: 'Strength — ankle plantarflexion (S1)', method: 'Push foot down; toe-walk', normal: '5/5 bilaterally' } ], abnormalHints: ['Focal weakness (localize by myotome)', 'Pronator drift (subtle UMN)', 'Spasticity', 'Atrophy', 'Fasciculations'] }, { name: 'Deep tendon reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Biceps (C5-C6)', method: 'Thumb on tendon, strike', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Brachioradialis (C5-C6)', method: 'Strike distal radius', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Triceps (C7)', method: 'Strike triceps tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Finger flexors (Hoffmann)', method: 'Flick distal phalanx of middle finger', normal: 'No thumb flexion (negative Hoffmann)' }, { label: 'Patellar (L3-L4)', method: 'Knees hanging, strike tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Achilles (S1)', method: 'Slight dorsiflexion, strike tendon', normal: '2+ symmetric' }, { label: 'Plantar response (Babinski)', method: 'Stroke lateral sole heel to toes', normal: 'Down-going bilaterally' }, { label: 'Ankle clonus', method: 'Rapid dorsiflexion', normal: 'No sustained clonus (≤3 beats)' } ], abnormalHints: ['Hyperreflexia with clonus (UMN: MS, myelopathy, cord lesion)', 'Hyporeflexia (GBS, neuropathy, myopathy, hypothyroid)', 'Asymmetry', 'Positive Hoffmann (corticospinal)', 'Up-going Babinski', 'Sustained clonus'] }, { name: 'Sensory', steps: [ { label: 'Light touch — upper', method: 'Cotton wisp, dorsum of hands, eyes closed', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Light touch — lower', method: 'Dorsum of feet', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Pain — upper', method: 'Broken Q-tip sharp end, hands', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Pain — lower', method: 'Same on feet', normal: 'Intact, symmetric' }, { label: 'Temperature (if indicated)', method: 'Cold tuning fork each area', normal: 'Intact' }, { label: 'Vibration', method: '128 Hz tuning fork at distal IP of great toes; count seconds to fade', normal: 'Feels vibration; appropriate duration' }, { label: 'Proprioception', method: 'Move great toe up/down with eyes closed', normal: 'Identifies direction correctly' }, { label: 'Two-point discrimination (if indicated)', method: 'Blunt calipers on fingertip', normal: '<5mm on fingertip' }, { label: 'Stereognosis (if indicated)', method: 'Identify coin/key in hand with eyes closed', normal: 'Correct identification' } ], abnormalHints: ['Dermatomal loss (nerve root)', 'Stocking-glove loss (length-dependent neuropathy)', 'Dorsal column loss (B12, tabes, MS — positive Romberg, vibration loss)', 'Cortical deficit (astereognosis, impaired 2-pt)'] }, { name: 'Coordination', steps: [ { label: 'Finger-nose-finger', method: 'Alternate examiner\'s finger and own nose; examiner moves target', normal: 'Smooth, accurate bilaterally' }, { label: 'Heel-to-shin', method: 'Supine: heel down opposite shin and back', normal: 'Smooth, accurate' }, { label: 'Rapid alternating (Dysdiadochokinesis)', method: 'Supinate/pronate hand rapidly on thigh', normal: 'Rhythmic, symmetric' }, { label: 'Finger tapping', method: 'Thumb to each finger in sequence rapidly', normal: 'Rhythmic, smooth, symmetric' } ], abnormalHints: ['Dysmetria (cerebellar)', 'Intention tremor', 'Dysdiadochokinesia', 'Decomposed movement'] }, { name: 'Gait and Romberg', steps: [ { label: 'Normal gait', method: 'Walk 20 feet', normal: 'Narrow-based, smooth, reciprocal arm swing' }, { label: 'Heel walk', method: 'Walk on heels only', normal: 'Able without difficulty' }, { label: 'Toe walk', method: 'Walk on toes only', normal: 'Able without difficulty' }, { label: 'Tandem', method: 'Heel-to-toe along a line, 10+ steps', normal: 'Minimal deviation' }, { label: 'Romberg', method: 'Feet together, eyes open then closed, 30s', normal: 'Stable — no significant sway or fall with eyes closed' }, { label: 'Single-leg stance', method: '10s each side, eyes open', normal: 'Stable without drift' } ], abnormalHints: ['Ataxic (wide-based — cerebellar)', 'Steppage (peripheral neuropathy / foot drop)', 'Circumduction (UMN hemiparesis)', 'Scissoring', 'Romberg positive (dorsal column)'] }, { name: 'Frontal release / primitive reflexes', steps: [ { label: 'Grasp reflex', method: 'Stroke palm', normal: 'Absent' }, { label: 'Snout reflex', method: 'Tap upper lip', normal: 'No lip pucker' }, { label: 'Glabellar tap', method: 'Tap between eyebrows — should habituate after 3–4 taps', normal: 'Habituates (no sustained blink)' }, { label: 'Palmomental', method: 'Stroke thenar eminence', normal: 'No ipsilateral chin twitch' } ], abnormalHints: ['Presence suggests frontal lobe pathology, neurodegenerative disease, or severe TBI — rare in adolescence but relevant in post-concussion workup'] } ] } } }; // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // STATE + RENDER // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── var _inited = false; // state keyed as 'system-componentIdx-stepIdx' → { label, method, normal, status, note } var state = {}; var currentSystem = 'msk'; var currentAgeGroup = ''; document.addEventListener('tabChanged', function (e) { if (e.detail.tab !== 'peguide' || _inited) return; _inited = true; init(); }); function init() { var ageSelect = document.getElementById('pe-age-group'); var content = document.getElementById('pe-content'); var actions = document.getElementById('pe-actions'); ageSelect.addEventListener('change', function () { currentAgeGroup = ageSelect.value; state = {}; document.getElementById('pe-output').classList.add('hidden'); if (!currentAgeGroup || !PE_DATA[currentAgeGroup]) { content.innerHTML = '
Select an age group above.
'; actions.style.display = 'none'; return; } renderSystem(); actions.style.display = 'flex'; }); document.querySelectorAll('[data-pesystem]').forEach(function (btn) { btn.addEventListener('click', function () { document.querySelectorAll('[data-pesystem]').forEach(function (b) { b.classList.remove('active'); }); btn.classList.add('active'); currentSystem = btn.dataset.pesystem; state = {}; document.getElementById('pe-output').classList.add('hidden'); if (currentAgeGroup) renderSystem(); }); }); document.getElementById('pe-all-normal').addEventListener('click', setAllNormal); document.getElementById('pe-all-clear').addEventListener('click', clearAll); document.getElementById('pe-generate-btn').addEventListener('click', generate); } function renderSystem() { var content = document.getElementById('pe-content'); var group = PE_DATA[currentAgeGroup]; if (!group || !group[currentSystem]) { content.innerHTML = 'No data for this combination.
'; return; } var section = group[currentSystem]; var html = ''; html += '