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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent Causes ... junction - Muscle ... Peripheral nerve - Muscle ... #Differential #Neurology ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Muscle Weakness ... or peripheral neurologic ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
one papillary muscle ... fused papillary muscles ... of a papillary muscle ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... spine/Pelvis - Positive ... Pain/Proximal Muscle ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... (*) #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Trauma #Radiology ... #POCUS #FAST #FASTExam ... HepatorenalRecess #Positive
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... PM, papillary mucle ... Regurgitation #MR #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Acute ... #Differential #Cardiology
Clay-Shoveler Fracture 
 - Avulsion fracture of spinous process of C6 or C7 (Stable fracture)
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of lower neck muscles ... ClayShoveler #Fracture #Diagnosis ... #MSK #Radiology ... SpinousProcess #MSK
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... emotions - A positive ... Testing anti-GAD (positive ... Management #treatment #neurology