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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... Damage to C8 and T1 leading ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... - Causes paraesthesia
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... Arrhythmias are the leading ... cause of death
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome ... - Serotonin syndrome ... thought to be caused ... of medication leading ... hyperthermia - Most cases
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
dyspnea (eventually leading ... work of breathing leading ... have an overlap syndrome ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... airflow obstruction causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury, leading ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
of re-feeding syndrome ... ketoacidosis (DKA) - caused ... insulin deficiency, leading ... Glucosuria causes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... work properly, leading ... age • 22 and 45 cases ... skin that are caused ... Out Secondary Causes
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... 20% Sjögren's syndrome
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
Inhibited Pathway caused ... by N2O, leading ... use of N2O can cause ... a syndrome identical
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Addison described a syndrome ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... tuberculosis is still the leading ... cause of adrenal