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Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
Lower Motor Neuron Findings ... lower motor neuron disease ... #MotorNeuron #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Neurology
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: MS ... • Infectious: HIV ... #causes #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... BPPV • Short-lived ... test Méniére's disease ... #neurology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... look for: - HPI ... - Pre-renal disease ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
serologic, and EMG findings ... More likely to cause ... characteristic EMG finding ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #management #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Radiographic findings ... Laboratory findings ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
compression (MRI) and findings ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Infectious causes ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... #management #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... Spot PC (protein ... infections are common causes ... testing #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology