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Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy on Physical Exam

Myotonic dystrophy is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. People
Myotonic Muscular ... Physical Exam Myotonic ... contractions (myotonia ... ) and are not able ... #Myotonic #Muscular
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Constipation - Differential ... Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... #Constipation #Differential
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
age and muscle tone ... chest; in the hypotonic ... clinical #video #hypotonia ... #hypotonic #peds ... #pediatrics #tone
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... Weakness #Causes #differential
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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- Drug-induced Dystonia ... mimics #comparison #table ... rigid #patient #differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Ophthalmoplegia migraine Myogenic ... Mitochondrial myopathy • Myotonic ... retraction of one ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic ... have a case of hypotonic ... #Physiologic #Hypotonic ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Sarcoidosis Lower zone ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... • Congenital Myotonic ... Myopathies #Hypotonic ... Floppy #Newborn #Differential
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
chaffeensis, Tick: Lone ... tick #tickborne #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table