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Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Myasthenia Gravis ... Signs, Symptoms ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... #Myasthenia #Gravis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
hand and elbow pain ... elbow flexion test ... • + Tinel sign ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #symptoms #msk
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Diagnosis - ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2.
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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absent: lower back pain ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
and Symptoms ... + Hawkin's test ... Syndrome #SIS #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #pathophysiology
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Thompson calf squeeze test ... ) - Pain over ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... Drugs to avoid (main
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... -60 minutes or longer ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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syndrome (bulbar symptoms ... similar to myasthenia ... , Miller-Fisher ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
nose, ears, or fingers ... younger pts) Differential ... chills, flank pain ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold #