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Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
sensitivity to cold ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology ... #Endocrinology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
such as reflex ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #Differential #
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
form part of the differential ... diagnosis. ... LMN syndromes are ... very different clinical ... positive Babinski reflex
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... management #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... multiple spinal cord ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... auscultation, JVD ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential