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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner ... conditions: • Stroke ... #Algorithm #neurology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... penis) Wickham's striae ... and/or atrophic red ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Drift Testing for Stroke ... extensor weakness - Sign ... Upper motor neuron lesion ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #neurology #cva
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
described in 1855 by Ed ... Horner, a strange ... would forever make med ... Syndrome #Overview #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
recognition #Cortex ... #Cortical #Lesion ... Localization #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
system between the cortex ... pathways, as in a stroke ... both sides of the cortex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rash: • Small red ... → Syncope • Signs ... Lightheadedness - Tunnel vision ... #differential #diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diplopia - Double Vision ... VI palsy is a red ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
content [85].2>5 red ... acanthocytes or red ... nervous system (stroke ... are listed in order ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... symptoms): MRI+gad (stroke ... unproven benefit, rec ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... Management #Treatment #Neurology