37 results
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... of hypokalemia starts ... Clinicians should ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... and post-renal causes ... Renal causes of ... AKI should be considered ... #Sites #Nephrology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - May cause ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... with vascular causes ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... positional episodes caused ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
associated with short ... salicylate toxicity causes ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
sleeping as in this case ... orthopedics #msk #sports ... #neurology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
and paralysis should ... If present, it should ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... clinical #video #neurology ... #orthopedics #sports
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... without an obvious cause ... differential #diagnosis #neurology