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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Excessive heat production ... maintained fever CAUSES ... transfusion • Allergic reaction ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome ... #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
with radial head dislocation ... the radial head dislocation ... ), compartment syndrome ... • If stable reduction ... • Nonoperative managernent
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... for 10-25% BP reduction ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
Transplantation Induction ... Globulin (ATG) Induction ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Maintenance #Management ... #Nephrology #Renal
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
mediated cytotoxic reaction ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Syphilis (light-near dissociation ... ) • Pharmacologic ... Midbrain (Parinaud's Syndrome ... • Botulism Pharmacologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted ... Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic ... Reduction in Utilization ... (MAT) and Harm Reduction ... Stewardship #Algorithm #Management
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
., light-near dissociation ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #syndrome