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Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Syphilis (light-near ... dissociation) • Pharmacologic ... • Botulism Pharmacologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... the pupillary light ... neuritis due to MS ... Later (1959), Levitan ... #RAPD #neurology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
anticholinergic effect ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... effect - Sedation ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anisocoria equal in light ... pilocarpine • Pharmacologic ... Pupillary #Pupils #Defects
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... and bag-valve mask ... Pharmacologic treatment ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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- Visual Field Defects ... Infection • MS ... quadrantanopia) - Right ... Nucleus Lesion (Right ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
temperature loss but light ... MS: loss of proprioception ... vibration and light ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Sensation #Loss #Deficit
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
surgery) => In select ... tissue => Years later ... Severe, worse at night ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... stages #staging #msk
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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speech such as rate ... Pressured speech (rate ... different than affect ... worried, happy • Affect ... within normal limits
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Digoxin Pharmacology ... and Pathophysiology ... Decreased heart rate ... within normal limits ... #Pathophysiology