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Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
penicillin allergy are diagnosed ... as skin-test positive ... those who are skin-test ... Overall there is less ... #Perioperative
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Brown—Séquard syndrome ... of all modalities ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... if stress test ... • <12mo since ACS ... upper abdominal/thoracic
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... such as the whispered ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
fatiguable chewing, loss ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
clinic with vision loss ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
nail base, with loss ... Commonly affects all ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Signs #PhysicalExam