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Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... Nerve Injury • ... Injuries #Anatomy #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #Orthopedics
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Nerve VI problem ... Nerve Ill - Eye ... Nerve IV - Eye
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
nerve VII: - ... Nerve V: • TMJ ... nerve IX can refer ... neuromas Vagus nerve ... and C3 cervical nerve
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
nerves - tumors ... of the auditory nerve ... nerves V and VII ... ear or auditory nerve ... cause unknown)
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
compress spinal nerve ... nerves run, compressing ... the cranial nerve ... Nerve Palsies ... #signs #symptoms
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial ... nerve) Palsy: ... no neurological cause
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Paresis of the cranial ... nerves Ill, IV, ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... resolution of the symptoms ... TolosaHunt #neurology #diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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• Chauffer = radial ... fracture, median nerve ... injury) • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
Vertigo Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Vertigo: Symptom ... labyrinth, vestibular nerve ... #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies