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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
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
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
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
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Decreased pulse rate ... - Athlete - difficulty ... heat #illness #differential
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
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... with exertion, difficulty ... decreased respiratory rate ... • Pathophysiology ... edema #causes #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
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential