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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... • Neurologic ... Dislocation • Functional ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... heavy metals), Critical ... Neuromuscular junction ... poisoning, Scorpion sting ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
EOM testing displayed ... fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... and cognitive function ... ophthalmology #neurology
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Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
more time for the laboratory ... • Hepatitis B serology ... including liver function ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... surgery Stress Testing
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic testing ... ; interpretation ... dependent upon local laboratory ... #nephrology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... disrupt cellular function ... - Causes progressive ... - Further testing ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical