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Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
for Meningitis ... stiffness, and altered mental ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #physicalexam #
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... oscillopsia) • Otitis Media ... symptoms/signs, ... Infection • Meningitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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lyme • Altered mental ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... infection (e.g., meningitis ... #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute meningeal signs ... rigidity) • Altered mental ... culture or by serology ... #neurology #meningitis
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... continuous vital sign ... The focus is on ... Tom Fadial https ... #Emergency #Neurology
Oppenheim's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Oppenheim's sign is dorsiflexion of the great toe elicited
Oppenheim's Sign ... Equivalent Oppenheim's sign ... downward of the medial ... Oppenheims #Reflex #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #
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Oppenheim's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Oppenheim's sign is dorsiflexion of the great toe elicited
Oppenheim's Sign ... Equivalent Oppenheim's sign ... downward of the medial ... Oppenheims #Reflex #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #
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Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Manifestations and Diagnosis ... findings, Lyme serology ... to months - Meningitis ... #Borreliosis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... , Sjogrens Diagnosis ... #Neurology