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Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin Syndrome ... Malignant Catatonia Cause ... Muscle Tone - Reflexes ... #Comparison #diagnosis
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Causes of Hyporeflexia ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex ... Patient on Physical Exam ... time, and can cause ... delusions and, in some cases ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... loss Physical Exam ... examination • Oral exam ... #differential #diagnosis
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam ... syndrome resulting ... abolished tendon reflexes ... percussion by the reflex ... hammer, caused
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Exam - Focal ... Exam - Non-Focal ... • Refer to Blood ... #ALOC #Workup #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... such as reflex ... carotid sinus syndrome ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diastematomyelia Physical Exam ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration • GE Reflux ... Vascular Compression Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • ... Clinical presentation ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome