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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma ... Diagnosis and Management ... osteolytic lesions and pathologic ... marrow plasma cells ... #Multiple #Myeloma
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
consistent with a diagnosis ... of amyotrophic lateral ... Clinical #Video #ALS #Neurology ... #NEJM
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
POEMS syndrome, myeloma ... Leah Willis via ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Isolated lower, bilateral ... ear/skull base pathology ... /temporal bone pathology ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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for Antenatal Diagnosis ... Fetal infection serology ... genetic analysis of cells ... surgery, e.g. laser photo-coagulation ... fetal DNA from maternal
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... amyotrophy with the pathologic ... finding of lateral ... - Microglial cells ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
Diffuse plasma cells ... cell disorders (myeloma ... Disease #Variants #Diagnosis ... #Pathology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
findings Skeletal Pathology ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... of knee due to laterally ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... lymphoma, melanoma, myeloma ... synthesis rises later ... intestines, white blood cells ... #differential #diagnosis