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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
stiffness causes ... knees and hips to flex ... when the neck is ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
stiffness causes ... knees and hips to flex ... when the neck is ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Gastro-Esophageal Reflux ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... Commonly caused ... nerve at fibular neck ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Gag reflex ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management ... #neurology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... paradoxus • Beck ... Vomiting, decreased urine ... emergencies #oncology #differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... Measure urine osmolality ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management