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Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... exemplified here by a Bell's ... #Facial #Nerve ... #Paralysis #Bells ... #Palsy #Neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Examination Left hand ... also called sleep paralysis ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Nerve (CN7) Palsy ... nerve ischemia ... within 4m #Bells
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
proximal ulnar shaft ... onto outstretched hand ... posterior interosseous nerve ... : Pain control ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... Paresthesias: Hands ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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headache, altered mental ... status, and focal ... /Edema • EBV analysis ... of the abducens nerve ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... onto outstretched hand ... anterior interosseous nerve ... : Pain control ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
spontaneously • IV ... send for stone analysis ... dietary measures fail ... Transplant: Liver and ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Management - GrepMed ... hyperK periodic paralysis ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl- (central ... Drives K+ into cells ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology