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Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) for Finger Dexterity

@PTstep_

#NineHole #Peg #Test #9HPT #Finger #Dexterity #clinical #video #physicalexam #neurology
Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT ... ) for Finger Dexterity ... @PTstep_ #NineHole ... #Peg #Test #9HPT ... #physicalexam #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... stimulation - Single fiber ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... by 24 hours or longer ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... #management #neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
other causes of neurologic ... Constipation, Alcohol binge ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #Management #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Treatment of underlying ... fluid/Lactated ringers ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... by culture or serology ... A. flavus, A. niger ... : • Serology for ... scalp, vagina, fingers
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... especially in the winter ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology