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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Oculomotor • Myasthenia ... Gravis • Lambert-Eaton ... Myasthenic Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis ... variable degree of weakness ... Limb- proximal weakness ... crises”. ... bulbar weakness
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Muscle Weakness ... neurologic disease • Myasthenia ... gravis • Muscular ... - Hypo- or hyperthyroidism
Graves Hyperthyroidism - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Low TSH -> TSH-R-Ab+ -> Graves' Hyperthyroidism

doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa646

#Graves #Disease #Hyperthyroidism
Graves Hyperthyroidism ... > TSH-R-Ab+ -> Graves ... ' Hyperthyroidism ... clinem/dgaa646 #Graves ... treatment #diagnosis #endocrinology
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 ... Gravis (MG): • ... Corticosteroids (may cause ... higher risk of myasthenic ... because of bulbar weakness
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Gravis - Physical ... ptotic eyelid will cause ... BrighamMedRes #Myasthenia ... #Gravis #PhysicalExam
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... /Hyperthyroidism ... Diaphragmatic weakness ... • Hyperthyroidism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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a mass as the cause ... • Myasthenia ... Neuromuscular Junction • Myasthenia ... Ophthalmopathy • Hyperthyroidism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperthyroidism and Thyrotoxicosis Interpretation Table
 - Autonomy (Graves)
 - Autonomy (toxic nodule)
 - Exogenous thyroid hormone
Hyperthyroidism ... - Autonomy (Graves ... @mghmedres #Hyperthyroidism ... Table #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #graves
Hashitoxicosis - Autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves' and Hashimoto's disease

Autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome
overlap syndrome of Graves ... Hashimoto’s Disease → Hypothyroidism ... ’s Disease → Hypothyroidism ... develop spontaneous hypothyroidism ... Hashitoxicosis #Endocrinology