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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Ear pain 3. ... • Stroke syndromes ... Oticus #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spontaneous within 3- ... 6 months of symptom ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
distribution of nearly 3: ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Signs and symptoms ... 1000 mg daily 3- ... an oral taper 3-
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
fifth decades. 3. ... weeks to months. 3. ... Syndrome usually ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
Rapid, increasing signs ... extrapyramidal symptoms ... to produce EPS symptoms ... presents within 1–3 ... Diagnosis #Serotonin #Syndrome
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
(1) Clinical syndrome ... (signs/symptoms ... demographics), and (3)
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
parenchyma Stage 3 ... sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Sepsis (→ 3- ... anaphylaxis (→ 3- ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... ) (→ 3-8) • Serotonin ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
patients have no symptoms ... : (distinct symptoms ... ) • Löfgren syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms