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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... examination: ○ Cranial ... cause unknown) ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... • Wrist Drop - Radial ... Nerve Injury • ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... a mass as the cause ... Nerve VI problem ... Nerve Ill - Eye ... #Algorithm #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... myringitis • Cranial ... infections Cranial ... osteomyelitis • Tumor Cranial ... #differential #diagnosis
Checklist for SBT with Suspected Cardiovascular Causes of Failure in Mechanical Ventilation Weaning

#Mechanical #Ventilation #Weaning #SBT
Checklist for SBT ... Cardiovascular Causes ... #Weaning #SBT #Checklist ... #Management #Cardiovascular ... #Failure #Diagnosis
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Thoracodorsal Nerve ... Elbow Extension C7 Radial ... C6 Radial Nerve ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... Orthopedics #Neurology #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... nerve in the radial ... in the median nerve ... axillary nerve ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Interpretation Checklist ... - Ribs - Lung bases ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #msk ... #checklist
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Nerve Palsy on ... nerve in its path ... sleeping as in this case ... #Nerve #Palsy # ... #orthopedics #msk
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... bone formation MSK ... the cranial nerve ... palsies -> Cranial ... pathophysiology #diagnosis