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Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Myasthenia Gravis ... , Symptoms and Testing ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Testing
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Gravis - Physical ... Hering's law) • Testing ... #PhysicalExam # ... Maneuvers #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... : Non-specific Kernig ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam ... #Specificity #diagnosis
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Still useful for diagnosis ... Resource limited setting ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
polymyositis, myasthenia gravis ... Miscellaneous - Scorpion sting ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Limited laboratory testing ... Reflux • Hiatal hernia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Which diagnosis ... /o vomiting in setting ... of prior hiatal hernia ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam
Pitting edema is often diagnosed with a physical exam. The doctor may
edema is often diagnosed ... skin to check for lasting ... Pitting #Edema #PhysicalExam ... #video #ankle #cardiology