Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... nerve palsy) ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
PERIPHERAL NERVE ... INJURIES #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Peripheral ... #Nerves #UpperLimbs ... Injuries #Deficits #Radial
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 β€’ Axillary Nerves
 β€’ Musculocutaneous Nerve
 β€’ Radial Nerve
 β€’ Median
Upper Extremity Nerve ... β€’ Radial Nerve ... #Pathologies #differential ... #diagnosis #Neuropathy ... #innervation #neurology
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
 -
Peripheral Neuropathy ... and Differential ... Multifocal - Focal ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm using Urine Potassium to Creatinine Ratio

#Hypokalemia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Potassium #Creatinine #Ratio
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... using Urine Potassium ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Ratio #nephrology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 β€’ CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 β€’ CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy β€’ CN IV ... palsy β€’ CN VI ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Algorithm showing ... palsies; NCS, nerve ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Neuropathy #Peripheral ... #Differential
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 β€’ Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 β€’ Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... nerve in the radial ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 β€’ Acute renal failure
 β€’ Chronic renal failure
 β€’ Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... algorithm Decreased ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology ... #potassium #differential
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... nerve is the nerve ... β€’ Thus a PIN palsy ... palsy recovers there ... #diagnosis #neurology