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Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
tabes dorsalis (later ... standing can be difficult ... Rombergs #Test #neurology ... proprioception #physicalexam
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Downbeat Nystagmus on Physical Exam

65 year old female with new walking difficulty and dizziness. Why downbeat
Downbeat Nystagmus ... with new walking difficulty ... Why downbeat nystagmus ... #Nystagmus #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis - AKI ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... - Athlete - difficulty ... tissue damage (AKI
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... glomerular filtration rate ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Acquired Downbeat Nystagmus

This 62 yo AA female reported to clinic for retinal evaluation of diabetic PDR.
Acquired Downbeat ... A downbeat nystagmus ... patient had a difficult ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
This patient had difficulty ... Dysarthria means a difficulty ... Nate Warner - @NateWarnerMD ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Characteristic eye movements found in Downbeat Nystagmus

Downbeat nystagmus (downward fast phase) is the most common of
movements found in Downbeat ... Nystagmus Downbeat ... The differential ... Ophthalmology #Neurology ... Video #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Reduced Excretion - Differential ... Glomerular Filtration Rate ... renal failure • AKI ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... features developing later ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology