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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
with Duchenne muscular ... dystrophy (DMD) ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #DMD #Duchenne
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Bladder (Medication, DM ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms - Management Algorithm with Hypertonic Saline
The goal of acute management is to
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms ... Saline The goal of acute ... 5 or stop the symptoms ... Topf, MD FACP @kidney_boy ... Hypertonic #Saline #nephrology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
muscle weakness in muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy ... #DMD #Duchenne
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... Manipulation Vascular ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... - Amy Chung, MD ... secondary #management #neurology
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute ... Polyneuropathy Vascular ... Metabolic: TSH, DM ... Polyneuropathy #Subacute #Acute ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... injury, often from vascular ... weakness and #Acute ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute ... polyneuropathy: DM ... myositis • Genetic: Muscular ... myopathies, the muscular ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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) • Systemic symptoms ... arteritis • Acute ... Matthew Ho, MD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology