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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
POCUS - Regional ... - Trauma Local Nerve ... Fascia Iliaca - Radial ... Sciatic #Management ... #FasciaIliaca #Radial
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Upper Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Interscalene
 - Supraclavicular
 - Infraclavicular
POCUS - Regional ... - Axillary - Radial ... - Obturator #Management ... Anesthesia #UpperLimb #Extremity ... Infraclavicular #Axillary #Radial
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential ... Sub-Cortical (Corona radiata ... Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies ... contralateral extremity
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Strictly Horizontal (Cranial ... Tumor • Trauma Cranial ... Aneurysm • Trauma Cranial
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Cord Injury by Nerve ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... Jerk Reflex S2 Popliteal ... S3/S4 Perianal Region ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alcohol Post-Prandial ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... Malnutrition/Anorexia Nervosa
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... , lower extremity ... conditions listed in differential ... neurons - IV free radical ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lesions of Cranial ... Nerves VII, IX,
Ear Pain / Otalgia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Referred Otaliga:
 • Via Vagus or Glossopharyngeal Nerves
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Pain / Otalgia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... External Auditory Canal ... Hunt Syndrome if Facial ... #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... - Emergency Causes ... in the perianal region ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... #diagnosis #causes