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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and LMN signs in ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... and LMN signs to ... LMN signs on examination ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
form part of the differential ... clinically characterized ... clinical findings ... This lesion causes ... positive Babinski reflex
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Infection • Neuro: UMN ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Stransky's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Stransky's sign is a clinical sign in which vigorous
is a clinical sign ... the little toe causes ... #Stranskys #Reflex ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal
Stransky's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Stransky's sign is a clinical sign in which vigorous
is a clinical sign ... the little toe causes ... #Stranskys #Reflex ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal
Rossolimo's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Rossolimo's sign is a clinical sign in which percussion
Rossolimo's Reflex ... is a clinical sign ... tips of the toes causes ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
this specific case ... nerve acts both as ... #Reflex #Positive ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion causes ... flexion occurs as ... an involuntary reflex ... to create maximal ... #Meningitis #Clinical
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
such as reflex ... syncope (ruling out differential ... life-threatening causes ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical