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Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Infant (Floppy ... Newborn) - Differential ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Congenital Myotonic
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Preterm Infant Complications ... Tachypnea of the Newborn ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Enterocolitis (NEC) Neurologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... degrees due to dystonia ... Caused commonly ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Tinel's Test for Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Perform a Tinel's over the tarsal tunnel, attempting to reproduce pain,
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome ... numbness, or tingling caused ... tarsal tunnel syndrome ... #ankle #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Newborn Infant - ... Down syndrome is ... intra-abdominal masses ... #Newborn #Infant ... #PhysicalExam #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... - Myotonic dystrophy ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia Crises ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... auditory artery infarct ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... diagnosed with MS ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #neurology