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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Oculomotor • Myasthenia ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased LOC, Axial Weakness ... Profound Peripheral Weakness ... and Transient Myasthenia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
Myasthenia Gravis ... Vision Acute Myasthenic ... ventilation #Myasthenia
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis ... Overview Myasthenia ... variable degree of weakness ... Limb- proximal weakness ... Severe bulbar weakness
Drugs associated with worsening of Myasthenia Gravis (MG):
•	D-penicillamine 
•	Botulinum toxin.
•	Telithromycin
•	Fluoroquinolones 
•	Quinine
•	Magnesium
•	Macrolide antibiotics 
•	Corticosteroids (may cause transient
with worsening of Myasthenia ... prevent prolonged myasthenic ... higher risk of myasthenic ... because of bulbar weakness
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... or respiratory weakness ... mild to moderate weakness ... or generalized weakness ... and in myasthenic
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Kara Lau @ytk_lau

#Weakness #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lau @ytk_lau #Weakness ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... due to laryngeal weakness ... for neck flexor weakness ... fatigable limb weakness ... BrighamMedRes #Myasthenia
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Weakness

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Weakness #Algorithm #Evaluation #Diagnosis #Differential #Neurology
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Weakness ... Fadial @thame #Weakness ... #Algorithm #Evaluation
An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Sensory Disturbances

#algorithm #weakness #sensorydisturbances #ddxof
An Algorithm for ... Disturbances #algorithm ... #weakness #sensorydisturbances