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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Saturday night palsy ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... #UpperLimb #Extremity ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Movement Disorders • CN ... • CN IV (Trochlear ... • CN VI (Abducens ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology #differential
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Sphenoid sinusitis (CN ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... intracranial pressure (CN ... hypertension (CN ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI ... Other Endocrine causes ... low renin HTN causes ... #Hypertension #differential
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... wit Facial Nerve Palsy ... Facial #Nerve #Palsy ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #CN7 #CNVII
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN ... Ill Palsy - ... dissociation • Other causes
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... , C7, C8 • Supinator ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... dermatitidis CNS ... - And, in rare cases ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases