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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... pathway injury. ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... #Clinical #Video
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... thrombus formation causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... Goodpasture's cause
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
the sequence is different ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... • <12mo since ACS ... stratification #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified ... #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... tests before beginning ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury