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Posteromedial Instability on Knee Exam
This is what a knee with posteromedial instability looks like. Notice the
Posteromedial Instability ... is what a knee ... posteromedial instability ... external rotation, indicating ... Posteromedial #Instability
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Finger agnosia - Inability ... to differentiate ... 3) Acalculia - Inability ... without alexia) - Inability ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders - Differential ... Bradykinesia • Postural Instability ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Pressure Ventilation Indications ... mortality), Other causes ... Unresponsiveness/coma, Inability ... trigger breath, Inability ... diagnosis #management #indications
Indications for Head CT before LP
 - Signs of Increased ICP (i.e. papilledema) 
 - History
Indications for ... Consciousness (i.e. inability ... Immunosuppression - Focal Neurologic ... HeadCT #before #LP #Indications
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Activation • Inability ... nonpitting #Edema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... Acute rise/lability ... #Hypertension #causes ... #differential # ... indications #diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
antipsychotic medications ... and autonomic instability ... of dopaminergic medications ... C - Autonomic instability ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #neurology
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
is a functional inability ... Incontinence Secondary to Medications ... Classification #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Renal Causes ... Hypomagnesemia - Acquired: Medications ... Hypomagnesemia #differential ... #nephrology #magnesium