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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Motor Neuron ... elevated CK #Peripheral ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Motor Neuron ... infection #Peripheral ... #Causes
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the ... more likely to be peripheral ... the etiology is peripheral ... The approach uses ... into one of three clinical
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Muscle Fasciculations on Physical Exam

81 year old patient. History of swallowing disorders, weight loss and muscle
loss and muscle weakness ... of 5 months evolution ... or the proximal peripheral ... Fasciculations #Twitching #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
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Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
commonly observed in peripheral ... motor neuron disorders ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
syndromes are clinically ... muscle atrophy, weakness ... very different clinical ... This lesion causes ... the spinal cord, peripheral
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... Orthopnea/PND and Peripheral ... are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... Examples: - Peripheral ... Myopathies - Motor neuron ... : Focal weakness ... #Differential #Evaluation
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
with low tone and weakness ... a lower motor neuron ... hypotonia and the cause ... Reflex #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
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