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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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- Cerebral cortex ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... - Cerebral cortex ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI ... - Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #cardiology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... This EKG was recorded ... patient with a core ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Contralateral motor cortex ... sensory loss Brain Stem ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
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Hematopoietic stem ... • Antibiotics- eg ... /antipyretics- e.g ... alpha-methyldopa COLD ... AIHA #Diagnosis #Differential
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
pts with severe COPD ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... finding in spinal cord ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - Differential ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... #Constipation #Differential