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Muscle Fasciculations on Physical Exam

81 year old patient. History of swallowing disorders, weight loss and muscle
Muscle Fasciculations ... weight loss and muscle ... of the eyelid muscles ... patients with amyotrophic ... #Muscle #Fasciculations
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
jaw clonus and muscle ... fasciculations, ... a diagnosis of amyotrophic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... twitching (fasciculations ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
near the target muscle ... stimulation leads to muscle ... activity produces fasciculation ... #MotorNeuron #Comparison
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Sensory #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Weakness #Neurology #Differential
Comparison of vaginal infections characterized by abnormal discharge

#diagnosis #management #table #signs #symptoms #comparison #differential
Comparison of vaginal ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #differential
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Progressive, symmetric muscle ... joints, Fever, No muscle ... onset, asymmetric muscle ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... endocrinology #comparison
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
pathology and muscle ... form part of the differential ... LMN lesion, the muscle ... neurotransmitter cause fasciculations ... the atrophy of muscles