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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... 4m ā€¢ Atypical Features ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 ā€¢ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 ā€¢ Other
Chorioretinitis ā€¢ Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... lesions ā€¢ 80% with lung ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 ā€¢
Diagnosis Framework ... cells per Ī¼L ā€¢ Diagnosis ... and radiographic features ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 ā€¢ Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor ā€¢ May cause ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 ā€¢ Arthritis
 ā€¢ Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... pathophysiology #causes ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 ā€¢ Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 ā€¢ CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... etc) ā€¢ CNS -> ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... EMG) studies ā€¢ MRI
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... nervous system (CNS ... pachymeningitis ā€¢ HIV ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 ā€¢ Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 ā€¢
- Differential Diagnosis ... ā€¢ Neurologic ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... Cranial Nerve IV ... #Algorithm #Causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... glycol (present in IV ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... acidosis: - CNS ... or restrictive lung