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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Motor Neuron ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Motor Neuron ... #Causes
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... (HA, nausea, confusion ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... symptoms at the ... symptoms below ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... findings: • Symptoms ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... diagnosis #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... SIGNS: • Muscle weakness ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Psychiatric symptoms ... • Myalgias • Weakness ... , or any other cause ... #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid ... #Pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... weakness in the ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Weakness: - Weakness ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential