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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Hypercalcemia, Hypermagnesemia ... Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Hypermagnesemia ... DrEricStrong #Hypermagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... High #Magnesium #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... Primary intestinal hypomagnesemia ... DrEricStrong #Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Polyuria - Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Potassium #Table
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular:
 - Tetany, Muscle weakness, Chvostek and Trousseau signs, Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus,
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia ... Muscle weakness, Chvostek ... Hypocalcemia, Anemia #Hypomagnesemia ... Symptoms #Signs #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
have to pause the video ... Clinical diagnosis ... Hemodynamically stable
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
one shown in the video ... you may not be able ... or even not be able ... The diagnosis is