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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... the commonest cause ... Hyperacusis - Loss ... Palsy #Neurology #Signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... • Areflexia (loss ... numbness, tingling, loss ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
sudden, transient loss ... frequently benign causes ... determining if loss ... orthostatic vital sign ... depends on the cause
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Echocardiographic Signs ... Depends on the cause ... Echocardiographic Signs ... external fluid loss
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... fever • Weight loss ... Reduced libido • Signs
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Cognitive impairment + loss ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... progressive - Loss
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Symptoms and Signs ... Weight loss (90%
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
1) Is visual loss ... caused by AION? ... the optic nerve caused ... Doppler US : halo sign
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... responses - Loss ... of injury - Loss ... tone, areflexia, loss ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Clubbing of nails • Loss ... Most Common Causes ... Wasting and weight loss ... Nasal polyps and signs