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Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Ocular Myasthenia ... Her clinical exam ... cogan sign and the ice ... Myasthenia #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... YOU LOOK FOR ON LABORATORY ... Aspergillus IgG may also ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical ... Penicillium), Frozen ice-pops ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Medium and large also ... pathognomonic laboratory ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Bedside: ice pack ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
with respiration, as ... most common) - Fungus ... is required Nick ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Locked-in Syndrome (LiS) in ALS

What happens when ALS patients opt for mechanical ventilation? They can become
Syndrome (LiS) in ALS ... locked in at the final ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... ocular #neurology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... other etiology • Laboratory ... the collar bone ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Semont Liberatory ... #Semont #Liberatory ... #instructions #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #management
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Semont Liberatory ... #Semont #Liberatory ... #instructions #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #management