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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Ipsilateral facial paralysis ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... • Stroke syndromes ... #RamsayHunt #Syndrome
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Gitelman's syndrome ... • Bartter's syndrome ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
acute flaccid paralysis ... progressive ascending paralysis ...  The paralysis ...  Tick paralysis ... : Ascending paralysis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... • Refeeding syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ortner's (Cardiovocal) Syndrome - Left Vocal Cord Paralysis on Laryngoscopy

A 42 yo presented with a hoarse
(Cardiovocal) Syndrome ... Left Vocal Cord Paralysis ... or cardiovocal syndrome ... #Cardiovocal #Syndrome ... #Vocal #Cord #Paralysis
Compartment Syndrome - 5 P's for circulation assessment

pain, pallor (pale skin tone), paresthesia (numbness feeling), pulselessness
Compartment Syndrome ... faint pulse) and paralysis ... #Compartment #Syndrome
Brown-Sequard syndrome

It is a rare neurological condition characterized by a lesion in the spinal cord which
Brown-Sequard syndrome ... in weakness or paralysis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... arrhythmias and paralysis ... ↓ Aldosterone: Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... • Periodic paralysis ... #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... excess, Liddle syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... #differential #algorithm