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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 ... • Motor Neuron ... Neuromuscular Junction ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Disease Motor Neuron ... Neuromuscular Junction ... #Differential #
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Neuromuscular Weakness ... Spinal cord - Peripheral ... Neuromuscular junction ... Neuromuscular #Weakness ... #Differential #
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Segments of the Nephron ... and their Functions ... #Segments #Function ... #Pathophysiology ... #Tubules #Table
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
loss of motor function ... Upper extremity weakness ... and lower motor neuron ... anesthesia. leg weakness ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Facial Paralysis - Peripheral ... Lesions Facial weakness ... the upper motor neuron ... A peripheral lesion ... face continues to function
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Upper Motor Neuron ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... Neuromuscular Junction ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Decreased LOC, Axial Weakness ... Poliomyelitis Peripheral ... Weakness - Nerves ... Neuromuscular Junction
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... SIGNS: • Muscle weakness ... transport, renal function ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Upper Motor Neuron ... Neuromuscular junction ... form part of the differential ... muscle atrophy, weakness ... the spinal cord, peripheral