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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
(normal) in 85% ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Renin secreting tumor ... consumption • Low/Normal
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... tests such as the ... tympanic membrane • Neurologic ... Rinne Test: • Normal ... Cerebellopontine angle tumor
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Delayed wound healing ... areas that are not normally ... cavity) Caused ... same precursor as ... Cataracts Labs: Hypokalemia
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
movements; also normal ... /flaccid limbs vs ... myoclonic movements, tremors ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
EOM testing displayed ... presentation is known as ... days, followed by oral ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Breathing and chest ... the heart, the normal ... abdomen, the liver normally ... Patency of the anus ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
In parkinsonian patients, distal dystonic phenomena, mainly in the hands and feet, can occur and are
In the case of the ... hands, as in the ... #Tremor #striatal ... #Hands #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #