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Etiology of Seizures:
VITAMINS

V - Vascular (stroke, hemorrhage)
I - Infections (Meningitis)
T - Trauma (Esp penetrating)
A - Autoimmune
M - Metabolic ( Na, MG, CA, … etc)
I - Idiopathic (Epilepsy)
N - Neoplasm
S - pSychiatric
Cerebellar damage signs

❄️DASHING❄️

Dysdiadochokinesia
Ataxia
Speech
Hypotonia
Intention tremor
Nystagmus
Gait
😷Posions & Odor on the breath:😷

πŸŒ•Acetone ➑️Salicylate
πŸŒ•Almonds ➑️Cyanide
πŸŒ•Garlic ➑️Arsenic
Serotonin Syndrome

☠️HARM☠️

1-Hyperthermia
2-Autonomic instability (delirium)
3-Rigidity
4-Myoclonus
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC)

HAD CLOTS:

H - Hormone use
A - Age>50
D - DVT/PE history
C - Coughing blood
L - Leg swelling disparity
O - O2 saturation <95%
T - Tachycardia (>100 bpm)
S - Surgery or trauma in past 4
Schizophrenia negative features
"4 A's":

πŸ”ΆAmbivalence
πŸ”ΆAffective incongruence
πŸ”ΆAssociative loosening
πŸ”ΆAutism
Cataracts causes

✨ABCDE✨

πŸ‘β€πŸ—¨Aging

πŸ‘β€πŸ—¨Bang: trauma, other injuries (eg infrared)

πŸ‘β€πŸ—¨Congenital

πŸ‘β€πŸ—¨Diabetes and other metabolic disturbances (eg steroids)

πŸ‘β€πŸ—¨Eye diseases: glaucoma, uveitis
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome:

✨Herpes zoster infection affecting the facial nerve near the ears.

✨Painful shingle rash.

✨Facial paralysis.

✨Hearing loss.
Quick Motor Nerve Exam:

πŸ‘πŸΏβ€œThumbs Up”: PIN (Radial Nerve)
πŸ‘ŒπŸ½β€œOK Sign”: AIN (Median Nerve)
πŸ–πŸ»β€œSpread Fingers”: Ulnar Nerve
Abdominal pain: causes during pregnancy
LARA CROFT:

⭐️Labour
⭐️Abruption of placenta
⭐️Rupture (eg. ectopic/ uterus)
⭐️Abortion
⭐️Cholestasis
⭐️Rectus sheath haematoma
⭐️Ovarian tumour
⭐️Fibroids
⭐️Torsion of uterus
πŸ”»Preeclampsia: classic triad

PREeclampsia:

πŸ”ΊProteinuria
πŸ”ΊRising blood pressure
πŸ”ΊEdema
Cervical cancer: risk factors
❌Oh simson ! ❌

⛔️Ocp (use of oral contraceptives)
⛔️Hpv infection
⛔️Smoking
⛔️Immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive drugs
⛔️Multiple parity
⛔️Sexually active at young age
⛔️Other (stds)
⛔️Numerous partners
Intrauterine growth retardation causes

IUGR:

Inherited: chromosomal and genetic disorders

Uterus: placental insufficency

General: maternal malnutrition, smoking

Rubella and other congenital infections
Impotence causes

PLANE:

βž–Psychogenic: performance anxiety
βž–Libido: decreased with androgen deficiency, drugs
βž–Autonomic neuropathy: impede blood flow redirection
βž–Nitric oxide deficiency: impaired synthesis, decreased blood pressure
βž–Erectile reserve: can't maintain an erection
Classic triad of mastoiditis:
β€’ Otorrhea β€’ Tenderness to pressure over the mastoid β€’ Retroauricular swelling with a protruding ear
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 presentation:
CAFE SPOt β˜•οΈ

C - CafΓ© au lait spots
A - Axillary and inguinal freckling
F - Fibroma
E - Eye lisch nodules
S - Skeletal deformity / Scoliosis
P - Pedigree / positive family Hx
O - Optic Tumor (glioma)
DiGeorge syndrome:
CATCH-22

C : Cardiac abnormalities
A : Abnormal facies
T : Thymic absence-abnormality/T cell abnormality
C : Cleft palate
H : Hypocalcaemia
22 : chromosome 22
Hodgkins Lymphoma stage III & IV πŸ‘‰ Chemotherapy:
πŸ’ŠABVDπŸ’‰

A- Adriamycin
B- Bleomycin
V- Vincristine
D- Dacarbazine
Samter's triad:

πŸ”Έ Asthma
πŸ”Έ Aspirin sensitivity
πŸ”Έ Nasal polyps
πŸ”·Hallmarks of Sturge-Weber syndrome:


1. Seizures
2. PortWine stain