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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... the commonest cause ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Bell's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

Carles Bell realized that when trying to close the eye on the
Bell's Phenomenon ... Physical Exam Carles ... Bell realized that ... #Phenomenon #Sign ... ophthalmology #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... Froment's Sign is ... Jeanne’s sign is ... #Froments #Sign ... clinical #video #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
dipstick, urine ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria: Red/Dark urine ... 1ml blood/liter urine ... examination of urine ... hematuria • Signs ... #urology #nephrology
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... Meaning: Positive test ... (Romberg's sign ... Observe when patient closes ... #neurology #diagnosis
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
alternating light test ... swinging-flashlight test ... It is a clear sign ... regarding the cause ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... generation of speech/text ... deficits #Aphasia #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
diffusion of K+ out of cells ... may cause serum ... renal function/urine ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology