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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sparing = Central cause ... (2% of facial nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... to the radial nerve ... in the median nerve ... axillary nerve ... regimental badge" anesthesia
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... a mass as the cause ... Trauma Cranial Nerve ... Trauma Cranial Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm
Potential Etiology of Maternal Cardiac Arrest:
A - Anesthetic complications
B -
In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm ... Cardiac Arrest: A - Anesthetic ... General nonobstetric causes ... Cardiac #Arrest #Algorithm
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dysfunction, saddle paresthesia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
artery aneurysms Nerve ... Spinal stenosis/nerve ... neuropathy • Sural nerve ... Infections causing nerve ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
recognize the cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... anesthesiology #anesthesia
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cochlear or Auditory Nerve ... • Metabolic Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Diplopia: Diplopia has been explored previously on ddxof. The earlier algorithm
Algorithm for the ... The earlier algorithm ... identifying the paretic nerve ... This algorithm uses ... potential etiologic causes