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Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Throckmorton's Reflex ... Babinski Equivalent Throckmorton's ... #Throckmortons # ... clinical #neurology #UMN
Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Throckmorton's Reflex ... Babinski Equivalent Throckmorton's ... #Throckmortons # ... clinical #neurology #UMN
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
respiratory failure Diagnosis ... Medical time to diagnosis ... Other possible diagnosis ... in differential diagnosis ... Sclerosis #neurology #diagnosis
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Disproportionate motor (UMN ... Ipsilateral weakness (UMN ... paraparesis (mixed UMN ... and LMN types) ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Motor Neuron (UMN ... the differential diagnosis ... However, in UMN ... UMC & LMN lesions ... UMN lesions are
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection • Neuro: UMN ... stroke, tumor), LMN ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
CK: Up to 50X ULN ... Associated Features: Diagnosis ... over years, often diagnosed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris

Comparison Table via Physical Examination, Nikolsky Sign and Differential Diagnoses

#Diagnosis #Dermatology #Bullous
pemphigus vulgaris Comparison ... and Differential Diagnoses ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential #Comparison
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Phosphatase, ALT ≥ 3x ULN ... Transaminase, ALP ≥ 2x ULN ... Value = (ALT / ULN ... ALT) / (ALP / ULN ... Transaminitis #diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... Calculate absolute PMN ... %) • Correct PMN ... RBCs (subtract 1 PMN ... Peritonitis #SBP #diagnosis