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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
with Duchenne muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Pseudo-obstruction Neurologic ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome • Muscular ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Tonic-clonic Provoked: • Vascular ... thrombosis, Congenital vascular ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... pus-filled sore (abscess ... Rosacea Pustular ... Erosive pustular ... Hidradenitis suppurativa
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Glomus Tumors - Vascular ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
(MS), Epidural abscess ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... Manipulation Vascular ... Malformation Non-Vascular ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... secondary #management #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Neuro Behcets Vascular ... causes #radiology #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Infectious: Brain abscess ... myositis • Genetic: Muscular ... aminotransferases • Serology ... myopathies, the muscular ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Typically seen in muscular dystrophy

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Typically seen in muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy