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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
twitching (fasciculations ... Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential ... Multidisciplinary approach ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
to improve CHF symptoms ... to 6-8 hours to work ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Ligament • Bone • Muscle ... or nerve root Symptoms ... #rheumatology #approach ... #workup #differential
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... or TSH level if symptoms ... is the fastest approach ... macrolides - Muscle
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... • Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
Approach to Dyspepsia
 • consider organic causes in your differentials
 • rule out red flags symptoms
Approach to Dyspepsia ... causes in your differentials ... out red flags symptoms ... Dyspepsia #Diagnosis #Workup ... #management