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Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... #Anatomy #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #Orthopedics
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
nerves V and VII ... masses and lymphadenitis ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... #Diagnosis #otology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... syndrome • Dental ... and ear canal ... #Pain #Otology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... arcuate ligament syndrome ... during the post-prandial ... cutaneous nerve ... #differential #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Nerves: Brainstem ... Casey Albin MD @
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... nerve pathology ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... - Repetitive nerve
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... : • Facial edema ... • Dyspnea at rest ... Hoarseness • Chest and ... #differential #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
often causes arthritis ... - GI tract: abdominal ... well as inner ear ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... retinopathy Lab Tests
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Etiology unknown ... , parts of the axial ... Rule out other causes ... changes: CRP, ESR ... the best response