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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

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

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
muscle weakness in muscular ... dystrophy. ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #dystrophy #DMD ... #Duchenne
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... dystrophy, Myotonic ... dystrophy, Polymyositis ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Constipation - Differential ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome • Muscular ... Dystrophy • Sexual ... #Constipation #Differential
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... disorders, ALS, MS, muscular ... dystrophy, spinal ... muscular atrophy ... #Dysphagia #Differential
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis, muscular ... dystrophy By ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
facioscapulohumeral muscular ... dystrophy (FSHD ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
of Dysphagia - Differential ... Lambert Eaton, Muscular ... dystrophy • Structural ... Extrinsic compression: Vascular ... Esophageal #Dysphagia #Differential