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Some causes of mononeuritis multiplex?
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DR. Wegener CLAPS
Diabetes mellitus Rheumatoid arthritis Wegener's granulomatosis Carcinomatosis/Churg-Strauss syndrome Leprosy Amyloidosis Polyarteritis nodosum SLE |
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What are six side effects of MAO inhibitors?
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6 H's
Hepatocellular jaundice and necrosis Hypotension (postural) Headache Hyperreflexia (tyramine induced) Hallucinations Hypomanic behaviour |
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List the three categories of TCA side effects
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Anti-HAM
Anti-histaminergic (sedation) Anti-alpha1 adrenergic (hypotension) Anti-muscarinic (dry mouth and blurred vision) |
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List some side effects of barbiturates
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ABC D4
Ataxia Behavioural (confusion, paradoxial excitement) Concentration loss Diplopia /Drowsiness/Depression/Dizziness |
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List some side effects of antiepileptic medication
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ABCDEFGH
Ataxia/Anorexia Blood dyscrasia (leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, aplastic anemia) Cleft lip (teratogenic effect on unborn fetus in pregnant mothers) Dupuytren's contracture / vit D deficiency Erythema & SJS Fits (seizures) GI upset /Gum hypertrophy Hepatitis/Hirsutism |
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List some causes of polyneuropathy
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VITAMINS
Vitamin deficiency (B1, B6, B12) Infection (i.e. TB, leprosy, syphilis, polio) Toxins (vincristine, isoniazid, amiodarone, lead, antiseptics, metronidazole, phenytoin) Amyloid Metabolic (i.e., diabetes, hyperthyroidism, porphyrias, liver failure, renal failure, alcohol) Idiopathic Neoplasm SLE |
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List some causes of an absent ankle jerk with an extensor plantar reflex
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Sex Makes The Ankles DorsiFlex
Subacute combined degeneration of the cord Motor neuron disease Taboparesis Ataxia telangiectasia Diabetic neuropathy Friedreich's ataxia |
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What are some causes of proximal myopathy?
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PHEN
Polymyositis/PMR/dermatomyositis Hereditary muscular dystrophy Endocrine (i.e., diabetes, thyrotoxicosis, Cushing's, osteomalacia) Neuropathy |
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What are some features of Parkinson's disease?
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PARKINSONS
Pill rolling Akinesia/bradykinesia Rigidity Kyphosis Instability Neck titubation Shuffling gait Oculogyric rissis Nose tap (i.e., glabellar tap) Small writing |
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What are three features of a pontine hemorrhage?
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3 P's
Paralysis Pin point pupils Pyrexia |
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What features are indicative of a lesion of the cerebellum?
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PINARDS
Past poitning Intention tremor Nystagmus Ataxia (truncal) Reflexes (pendular) Dysdiadochokinesia Stacatto, Scanning, or Slurred speech |
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What are some causes of peripheral neuropathy?
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DANG THE PAPIST
Diabetes Alcohol Nutrition (B1, B12 deficiency) Guillan Barre syndrome Trauma Hereditary Environmental (i.e., lead, drugs) Paraneoplastic Amyloid Porphyria Inflammatory Syphillis Tumor of the nerves |
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What are some features of myotonic dystrophy?
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BIG CHIPS
Balding (frontal) Intellectual impairment Glucose intolerance Cataracts/Cardiomegaly Handshake/Hyporeflexia IgG decreased Ptosis Small ovaries/testes |
