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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Track response to ... • Examine for signs ... • Motor response ... • Motor response
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... Extensor plantar responses ... Extensor plantar response ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... Extensor plantar response ... of UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
heliotrope, shawl sign ... patients don't respond ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
due to vasovagal responses ... syncope (ruling out differential ... orthostatic vital sign
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
details the initial response ... clinical symptoms/signs ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
- Kehr's sign ... - McBurney's sign ... - Psoas sign ... - Cough sign ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... deep-tendon reflex responses ... weakness (late sign ... dexterity loss (early signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Pathergy (an inflamed response ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... - Air Crescent sign ... - Monod sign ... sign - Corona ... Diseases #diagnosis #differential