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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
acute weakness, or paralysis ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ...     - Herpes simplex
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
’s a great ECG case ... wide or narrow complex ... see that the QRS complexes ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology ... #EKG #Clinical
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
disease with a complex ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... benign, upper lobe masses ... CXR #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
1): • Herpes simplex ... Photophobia • Nausea ... hallucinations CSF Analysis ... • Common clinical ... CSF Analysis:
Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS), previously known as “meconium ileus equivalent,” is an entity unique to
to CF that is caused ... by partial or complete ... insufficiency #Clinical ... #IM #Radiology
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... Remember that clinician ... shaped GPR, these clues ... BCx #Positive #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Microbiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... the patient’s complete ... - assess other laboratory
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
patterns (this case ... was a complex I ... Leigh #Syndrome #Clinical ... Brain #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the case ... differentials of narrow complex ... that’s called “clinical ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... walking to nearly complete ... paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical