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predisposing for carpal tunnel
myxedema
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD)
radiographs in affected patients reveal cessation of growth at the capital femoral epiphysis and a smaller femoral head epiphysis with widening of the articular space on the right side.
staph aureus
gram positive cocci in clusters
e. coli
gram negative bacillus
pseudomonas
lactose negative bacillus
strep pyogenes
gram positive cocci in pairs or chains
strep pneumoniae
gram positive cocci round colony with an indentation in the center
Bacillus cereus
cause 2 syndromes: (1) one involves a short incubation period with nausea and vomiting and is similar to staphylococcal food poisoning;
(2) the other involves a long incubation period (18 hours) with watery, non-bloody diarrhea and resembles clostridial gastroenteritis.
Clostridium perfringens
food poisoning with an 8- to 16-hour incubation period
watery diarrhea with cramps and little vomiting. It resolves in 24 hours.
Staphylococcus aureus
vomiting being more prominent than diarrhea.
short incubation period (1-8 hours).
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
marine organism transmitted by contaminated seafood
mild to quite severe watery diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal cramps, and fever.
The illness is self-limited, lasting about 3 days.
Salmonella enteritidis
incubation period of 6-48 hours.
begins with nausea and vomiting and then progresses to abdominal pain and diarrhea, which can vary from mild to severe and present with or without blood.
Usually, the disease lasts a few days and is self-limited.
pterygium
fleshy, triangular intrusion of the conjunctiva onto the nasal side of the cornea that is often bilateral.
usually associated with constant exposure to sand, wind, or sunlight.
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
dry eyes
Pinguecula
yellow elevated conjunctiva nodule in the area of the palpebral fissure on the nasal side of the eye. It is common in persons over 35 years of age.
where is stroke? L hemiplegia hemisensory loss L homonomous hemianopsia eye deviated R apraxia
R MCA
L hemiplegia/hemisensory loss in Leg>arm
confusion
behavioral disturbance
R ACA
L hemiplegia
R ptosis & eye deviated to R and down
R webber’s
falling to the L
R ptosis
eye deviated to R and down
R benedikt’s
L hemisensory loss
horners
R facial sensory loss
R wallenburg (PICA)
vertigo
vomiting
nystagmus
clumsiness R arm
major R cerebellar arteries
total paralysis except for vertical eye movements
paramedical branches of the basilar artery
nasal voice, ptosis, dysphagia, resp acidosis
myasthenia gravis
myasthenia gravis tx
IVIG or plasmapheresis
avoid - amino glycosides and beta blockers
