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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect ... #Neurology #Clinical ... #Video #Pupils
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Pseudobulbar Affect ... episodes usually cause ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #Pseudobulbar #Affect ... #neurology #differential
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential ... Other: Mannitol Defect ... diseases, Hypoxic injury ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... + myoglobin AKI ... Direct myoglobin ... #treatment #nephrology
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
with bright or direct ... unilateral and affects ... oculomotor nerve palsy ... anisocoria #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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lesions < 4cm + mass effect ... Demyelinating disease caused ... diameter - +mass effect ... hearing loss, palsy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... preferentially affects ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Brachial Index (ABI ... Neurologic injuries ... instability with lachmans ... msk #clinical #video