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Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger ... name their own fingers ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... #diagnosis
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... of the lids • Symptoms ... upper lid • Cause ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Other causes should ... - Sputum - Finger ... and frequency of symptoms ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Asthma #Assessment #diagnosis
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... the commonest cause ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
lesions in the inner ... retinal nerve fiber ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... Supinator - C5, C6 • Finger ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Treatment: • Global ... IBS Symptoms: ... poorly fermentable fiber ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... gastroenterology #treatment
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
cage cleaning Symptoms ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... : • Classic symptoms ... is discouraged (danger ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... GBS • Miller-Fisher ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Ophthalmology