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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Alzheimer's Disease, Bilateral ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
hard to find) - Bilateral ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Causes of Primary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Throbbing/Pulsating) Bilateral ... Primary #Headaches #Neurology ... #Causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... Differential Bilat ... Bilateral B-lines ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines #Bilateral
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
Causes of Common ... Non-Accidental Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... condylar • Lateral ... Pediatrics
Bilateral Ballism on Neurological Examination - Movement Disorders

In this case caused by Bilateral limb-shaking transient ischemic
Bilateral Ballism ... caused by Bilateral ... #Bilateral #Ballismus ... #neurology #movement ... #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
dysfunction, and bilateral ... dorsum of foot and lateral ... Commonly caused ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Bilateral Ballism on Neurological Examination - Movement Disorders

In this case caused by herpes encephalitis with thalamic
Bilateral Ballism ... caused by herpes ... #Bilateral #Ballismus ... #neurology #movement ... #physicalexam
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liddle's syndrome • Bilateral ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #