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PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
#Diagnosis #Neurology ... BrachialPlexus #Roots ... Musculocutaneous #Comparison #Table
Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
Modified Valsalva Maneuver ... the first-line treatment ... for stable AVNRT ... is vagal maneuvers ... These maneuvers
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... either at the root ... , swelling • Treatment ... upper lid • Cause ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Causes of Frequency, Nocturia, Polyuria

#Frequency #Nocturia #Polyuria #Causes #Differential #Urology #Table
Causes of Frequency ... Nocturia #Polyuria #Causes ... #Differential #Urology ... #Table
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Attempt vagal maneuvers ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #Tachycardia #Treatment
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... • Tx: Vagal maneuvers ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... Hyperreflexia #Testing #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Acidosis #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Table #Differential ... #Causes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... : Due to nerve root ... intrathecal spinal nerve roots ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... on examination table ... on the edge of table ... the examination table ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology