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Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
crying; Diseases: Amyotrophic ... Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... IX, X, XII • Myasthenia ... Sclerosis • Amyotrophic ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Once ... filling of bucket (low ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #workup #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Motor Nerves: ALS ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Eaton Syndrome, Myasthenia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Diagnosis - ... #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Algorithm Hypertensive ... : • High Al, Low ... Al, Low R - Pseudo-hyperaldosteronism ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... More likely to cause ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #management #neurology
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... ptotic eyelid will cause ... droop (Hering's law ... BrighamMedRes #Myasthenia ... #neurology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
to Acute Kidney Injury ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... ) Causes of ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... complications such as ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #potassium #nephrology ... #low