11 results
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Pseudobulbar Affect ... crying; Diseases: Amyotrophic ... Lateral Sclerosis ... (ALS) (*main cause ... #neurology #differential
Tongue Fasciculations in ALS

Martín Hunter MD @interconsulta

#Tongue #Fasciculations #als #amyotrophic #lateral #sclerosis #neurology #physicalexam #clinical #video
Fasciculations in ALS ... Fasciculations #als ... #amyotrophic #lateral ... #physicalexam #clinical
Jaw-Jerk Reflex Clonus in ALS

- Neurology Pro - A DDx Tool @ProDdx

#JawJerk #Jaw #Jerk #Reflex #Clonus
Reflex Clonus in ALS ... Reflex #Clonus #ALS ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #amyotrophic ... #lateral #sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) ... Summary ALS: combination ... conditions listed in differential ... #Amyotrophic #Lateral
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
a diagnosis of amyotrophic ... lateral sclerosis ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #ALS #Neurology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pathophysiology: • Defect ... Fat infiltrates maternal ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... infiltration) Differential ... Support - Critical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Clinical DX: -
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
There is also stripping ... - Also measure ... surgical repair Differential ... Perthes #lesion #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
more commonly affected ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... • Also consider ... and leukocytosis also ... normal and can help differentiate
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
bedrest’s negative effects ... the Journal of Clinical ... proportionally. 30 years later ... reasoning during clinical ... pathophysiology #differential