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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... variety known as Bell's ... palsy ... - Ptosis #Bells ... #Signs #Symptoms
#Bell's palsy #Management #algorithm
#Bell's palsy #Management ... #algorithm
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
& inflammatory cells ... • Neurologic: Bell's ... palsy, peripheral ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... of facial nerve palsy ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... malignancy: • Symptoms ... : B-symptoms, bruising ... predominant immature cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lyme Disease: Clinical diagnosis. Likely if recent hiking, travel to endemic area, erythema migrans (EM), an
skin, joints, or Bell ... palsy; ceftriaxone ... #LymeDisease #Symptoms
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... within 4m #Bells ... #Palsy #Diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... workup for specific symptoms ... Eosinophilia, 500-1,500 cells ... organ-specific signs or symptoms ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells ... (LP) tumour B cells ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... #differential #algorithm