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Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... in patient with normal ... test characteristics ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #neurology #cva
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... result is positive (abnormal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... decision for repeat testing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Diagnosis Diagnostic ... period AND • Meeting ... Behcet's - Abnormal ... pathergy test Most
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ... Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome ... Differential diagnosis ...  West Nile virus ... Pain, weakness, abnormal
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
gluconeogenesis in the fasting ... liver glycogen stores ... the hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatology #Laboratory #Diagnosis ... #Testing
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Nephrotic syndrome ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... Testing Blood ... typing Cardiac Testing ... : • EKG • Echocardiogram
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... cascade is intact - test ... von Willebrand syndrome ... liver function tests ... fibrinogen levels, and testing
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis