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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
is caused by many ... release from mast cells ... #Medication #Causes ... #Differential # ... Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... some red blood cells ... : • Pathophysiology ... • Pathophysiology ... #causes #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... - Causes progressive ... between nerve cells
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... smooth muscle cells ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Galant Reflex on Physical Exam

The Galant reflex is present at birth and remains until the 2nd
response, there is lateral ... persistent in cases ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Normal
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... less than 200 cells ... more than 200 cells ... + mass effect/Edema ... - +mass effect/Edema
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... • Infectious causes ... #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Dyspnea, orthopnea, edema ... vessels, harms heart cells ... , selenium) Differential ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary edema
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... abdominal pain, and edema ... ), - Muckle–Wells ... It causes the absolute