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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy (DMD) #Gowers ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #clinical
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
Hoover's sign on ... retraction of the lower ... flattened diaphragm decreases ... diameter of the lower ... Jcortesizaguirr #Hoovers #sign
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Algorithm Cause - Decreased ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... complex - Cl⁻ increase ... acidosis - Cl⁻ decrease ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
Beevor's Sign on ... Exam Beevor's sign ... usually reflects lower ... #Beevors #Sign # ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
absorption - Lowers ... cholesterol - Lower ... iron that may decrease ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology
Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin) reflects the average blood glucose concentration over the course of the RBC
shown by levels of HbA1c ... correlated with 35-76% decrease ... levels of HbA1c ... Women with HbA1c ... , #@DharSaty #HbA1c
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
Withdrawal or dose decrease ... status: catatonic signs ... , Reflexes are decreased ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
cognitive impairment, decreased ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Signs and symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Inspection - lower ... disturbances - decreased ... or absent lower ... posterior thigh - decreased ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Typically seen in muscular dystrophy

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Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #clinical