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Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Infection • Neuro: UMN ... stroke, tumor), LMN ... inclusion body-), PMR
Checklist for for Managing Confirmed VTE in Pregnancy

Pre-Delivery, Peri-Delivery and Post-Delivery Checklists

#Management #Obstetrics #OBGyn #Checklist #VTE
Checklist for for ... Post-Delivery Checklists ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Checklist
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation Checklist ... dose pressors PRN ... - Sedation PRN ... PostIntubation #Checklist
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
involving both UMN ... , LMN and brainstem ... combination of UMN ... and LMN signs in ... and LMN signs to
Obstetric Ultrasound Pocket Card
1st Trimester Checklist:
 • Look for signs of an IUP
 • Gestational dating
1st Trimester Checklist ... /3rd Trimester Checklist ... Evaluate placenta POCUS ... Obstetrics #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #checklist #pelvic
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
lower extremities, LMN ... small band of LMN ... paraparesis (mixed UMN ... and LMN types) ... weakness (purely LMN
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (eFAST) Exam - POCUS Assessment Protocol

Infographic by Dr. Jonny
(eFAST) Exam - POCUS ... #eFAST #Exam #POCUS ... Protocol #Windows #Checklist
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
Bilateral LMN palsy ... differentiates this from an UMN ... fasciculations #LMN
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Calculate absolute PMN ... count (total WBC x PMN ... %) • Correct PMN ... RBCs (subtract 1 PMN ... ascites (CNNA) = PMN
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Motor Neuron (UMN ... motor neuron (LMN ... In an LMN lesion ... However, in UMN ... LMN syndromes are