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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
with Duchenne muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Pseudo-obstruction Neurologic ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome • Muscular ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Other • ATN: Ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Differential Diagnosis Vascular ... Tubular-interstitial: • Ischemia-induced ... Renal #Disease #nephrology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
blindness, linked to macular ... glaucoma and retinal ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... fracture with ischemia ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Neurologic ... Cannot Abduct • Ischemia ... unreactive pupil • Ischemia ... looking medially • Ischemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... choroidal bed -> Ischemia ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
myositis • Genetic: Muscular ... Work Up: • Chem ... aminotransferases • Serology ... myopathies, the muscular ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical #video #pediatrics #muscular
Typically seen in muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy