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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... (2% of facial nerve ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #Causes #neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #Posterior #CVA ... #Peripheral #Central
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... VII, the facial nerve ... palsy, is compared ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Ulnar Nerve Palsy ... grip weakness caused ... flat object such as ... #video #neurology
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Palsy as cause ... palsy. ... In a central wrist ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... CNS, Central nervous ... #Posterior #CVA
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
of breath • Neurologic ... deficits (peripheral ... neutrophil count < 500 cells ... Superior Vena Cava ... • Dyspnea at rest
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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headache, altered mental ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Too many cells in ... heme (bleeding), CV ... about secondary causes ... Best to have an
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... or 1g CaCl- (central ... Drives K+ into cells