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Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
mobilization or supine ... by: - drugs (e.g ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... hyper/isotonic saline ... patient weight (eg
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
K-sparing diuretics, Saline ... hypovolemia - ↓ Renin ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... excretion ± Renin ... #potassium #nephrology
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... require biopsy to differentiate ... benign lesions ... (e.g., granular ... examination of tongue morphology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
with abnormal morphology ... may not occur Differential ... to PVCs but are benign ... more intensive treatment ... PVC #diagnosis #differential
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... lowered into a supine ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... with hypertension being ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
EMG: LMN Signs in ... cervical and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... lowered into a supine ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV (Animated Instructions)
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture,
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... lowered into a supine ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam