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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
HIT) result is positive ... (abnormal) in nearly ... and negative (normal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... Supplementation (oral ... Normal, Renin High ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Unknown nature & benign ... reexposed to light; • Normal ... females Differential Diagnosis ... Ill Palsy - abnormal ... #neurology #ophthalmology
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
A normal plantar ... also known as a ... Babinski response is normal ... Reflex #Plantar #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... Hyperplasia • Normal ... Al, Normal R - ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Extra-renal Losses: • Normal ... Renovascular HTN, Renin ... Algorithm #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... syndrome Low-normal ... Distal RTA Low-normal ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... treated with IV potassium ... consumption • Low/Normal ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #nephrology #low
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Also known as the ... reflex" because the position ... #Neck #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #Neurology ... Peds #Pediatrics #Normal
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
nerve acts both as ... #Sign #Reflex #Positive ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam