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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... involvement, elevated CK ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Extraocular Muscle ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Algorithm With ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... involvement, elevated CK ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... #nephrology #causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis ... aminoglycosides) • Muscles ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
in diminished muscle ... Respiratory muscles ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... Algorithm Action ... During Voluntary Muscle ... Motionless Against Gravity ... #Algorithm #Causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Glomerulonephritis or vasculitis ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... More likely to cause ... #Myasthenia #Gravis ... #neurology #treatment