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Chvostek's Sign - Physical Exam - Hypocalcemia

Chvostek's sign is described as the twitching of facial muscles
Chvostek's Sign ... of the facial nerve ... Chvostek's sign ... hypocalcemia and is present ... #Chvosteks #Signs
Chvostek sign in Hypocalcemia
The Chvostek sign is a contraction of ipsilateral facial muscles subsequent to percussion
Chvostek sign in ... Hypocalcemia The Chvostek sign ... over the facial nerve ... of people can present ... this sign with
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Venous Gas on POCUS ... ominous prognostic sign ... the result of recent ... Portal #VenousGas #POCUS
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... sheath diameter and crescent ... sign in 30 yo female ... Hypertension #Ocular #POCUS ... #sign
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
eye including intraocular ... - Impinges on nerves ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... • Increased intraocular ... pupil with third nerve ... various types • Extraocular ... #headache #signs
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS ... linear probe, optic nerve ... mm into globe (crescent ... sign) c/w papilledema ... Papilledema #Ocular #POCUS
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
sensory symptoms or signs ... , Cranial nerve ... nervous system signs ... intermittent porphyria • Recent
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Granulomas - ANCA is present ... and peripheral nerves ... muscle weakness - Nerves ... purpura: strong sign ... Nerves -> mononeuritis
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
most patients who present ... in patients who present ... leads to optic nerve ... damage & blindness Signs