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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #arm #physicalexam
Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
manifestations of Down syndrome ... Brushfield spots in iris ... problems • Delayed motor ... #Downs #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cogan's syndrome ... toxicity • Otitis media ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Medical/Psychiatric ... Parkinson's, MS)
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Medical Emergency ... Commonly caused ... neurology #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bone/Joint Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... : Generally Diagnosis ... a few months (median ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
formation) and MLF (medial ... The most common causes ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... #PhysicalExam #
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
poisoning • Mental ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... • Lateralized motor ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis