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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Transcellular Shift ... K-ATPase which imports ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Diagnosis Algorithm ... (2% of facial nerve ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Redistribution/ Shift ... into cells ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
#Sign #OKSign #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #neurology ... #orthopedics #Hand
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
intake, Gl loss, shift ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
Critical and Emergent ... Causes of Neuromuscular ... - Peripheral nerve ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Examination Left hand ... sleeping as in this case ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... #Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #msk ... #hand
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Skin and/or ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes #nephrology