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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
this patient with Duchenne ... muscular dystrophy ... (DMD) #Gowers ... pediatrics #muscular #dystrophy ... #DMD #Duchenne
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
The term "Muscular dystrophy" refers to a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders.
Duchenne Muscular ... Dystrophy (DMD) ... Guillaume Duchenne ... #Duchenne #MuscularDystrophy ... #DMD #Diagnosis
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
weakness in muscular dystrophy ... pediatrics #muscular #dystrophy ... #DMD #Duchenne
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... Weakness #Neurology #Differential
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
• Endocrine (DM ... Duchenne-Becker ... dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis ... Satyendra Dhar, MD ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... , MS, muscular dystrophy ... Matthew Ho, MD ... #Dysphagia #Differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Iniury • One-and-a-half ... Casey Albin, MD ... ophthalmology #neurology #differential
ProBNP (pro B-type natriuretic peptide) is secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to stretch and is quickly
a much shorter half-life ... NT-proBNP has a longer half-life ... calculated biological half-lives ... NT-proBNP are cleared differentially ... Satyendra Dhar MD
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
return lines - Call ... by Nick Mark MD ... and Jonah Rubin, MD ... problems #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
mature) - Call ... by Nick Mark MD ... Helen D'Couto, MD ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential