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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... heavy metals), Critical ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Clinical Features ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... Pelvic/penile trauma ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... • Tumor • Trauma ... • Aneurysm • Trauma
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... - Post-Trauma, ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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in Stroke: • Clinical ... present, in which case ... Ischemic stroke, head trauma ... #Stroke #cva #management ... #neurology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... help and inform clinical ... Plan definitive management ... a dramatic clinical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Acalculous cholecystitis on POCUS

This otherwise healthy 40yo female presents with RUQ pain. 
Case resolution(acalculous cholecystitis): up
Acalculous cholecystitis ... presents with RUQ ... Case resolution( ... acalculous cholecystitis ... #POCUS #clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... Management ● Early ... the underlying cause