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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 ... dystrophy (DMD) ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #DMD #Duchenne
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - Differential ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome • Muscular ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... cardiac tamponade, Vascular ... Distributive (↓ Vascular ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... - Amy Chung, MD ... secondary #management #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
muscle weakness in muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy ... #DMD #Duchenne
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Bladder (Medication, DM ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... myositis • Genetic: Muscular ... myopathies, the muscular ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
Polyneuropathy Vascular ... Metabolic: TSH, DM ... Subacute #Acute #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... Can occur with neck ... with significant neurologic ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
acquired dermal macular ... patches on the face, neck ... neonatorum • Pustular ... Prathit Kulkarni, MD ... comparison #table #differential