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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #Peripheral #Central
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Facial weakness ... result either from ... nerve, anywhere from ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
dysarthria, and weakness ... in his arms and ... consistent with a diagnosis ... #Jaw #Clonus #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #NEJM
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Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... Envenomation (venom from ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Blood Supply: - AVM ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
cross-reacts with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... can vary from mild ... pathophysiology as ... #management #neurology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... complications such as ... If present, it should ... kidney K wasting from ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from ... b) CHF c) CVA ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... stratification #diagnosis
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
the differential diagnosis ... it is denervated ... within itself as ... muscle atrophy, weakness ... the spinal cord, peripheral
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... It results from ... the hospital, diagnosed ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
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