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Polyminimyoclonus (Minipolymyoclonus)

Polyminimyoclonus: intermittent, low-amplitude, arrhythmic movements commonly of several fingers, with “amplitudes just sufficient to produce
(Minipolymyoclonus ... movements in Bimelic amyotrophy ... #Minipolymyoclonus ... #Hand #Tremor # ... physicalexam #Bimelic #amyotrophy
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects ... - Differential ... Afferent Pupil Defect ... • Optic Nerve Tumor ... #Differential #
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... - Differential ... • Trauma • Tumor ... adrenaline • Cluster Headache ... #Differential #
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
pressure cone, mass effect ... bleed, abscess, or tumor ... and coordination deficits ... Extraocular movement deficits ... symptoms #clues #differential
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... • Medication effects ... Dilated #Pupil #differential
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... less common and affect ... the pituitary tumor ... pituitary hormones • Headaches
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Macroadenoma direct effects ... : Headache (60%) ... multisystemic anabolic effects ... pancreatic islet cell tumor ... Differential Diagnosis
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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of Polyuria - Differential ... Other: Mannitol Defect ... Hypoxic injury, Tumor ... #Polyuria #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pathophysiology: • Defect ... abdominal pain, headache ... infiltration) Differential
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... Optic neuritis • Tumor ... • Visual field defect ... Blurry #Vision #differential