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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... Start steroids if ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... irregular lines, nodular ... studies legionella/strep ... Severe/ failure steroids ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
acetate to help with ocular ... response to IV steroids ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... light reflex • Corneal ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Treatment: • Steroids ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Periodic Alternating Gaze (PAG) on Physical Exam

Periodic Alternating Gaze (PAG) is an involuntary continuous cyclic horizontal
up clock that stores ... Alternating #Gaze #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... ocular #ophthalmology
Characteristic eye movements found in Downbeat Nystagmus

Downbeat nystagmus (downward fast phase) is the most common of
The differential ... Ophthalmology #Neurology ... #Clinical #Video ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
This maneuver is popular ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #management