Template:Weakness DDX: Difference between revisions
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*** [[Hypoglycemia]] | *** [[Hypoglycemia]] | ||
*** Periodic paralysis (electrolyte disturbance, K, Mg, Ca) | *** Periodic paralysis (electrolyte disturbance, K, Mg, Ca) | ||
****[[Hypokalemic periodic paralysis]] | |||
*** Respiratory failure | *** Respiratory failure | ||
**'''Emergent Diagnoses:''' | **'''Emergent Diagnoses:''' |
Revision as of 14:10, 22 June 2015
Weakness
- Neuromuscular weakness
- UMN:
- Spinal cord disease:
- Infection (Epidural Abscess (Spinal))
- Infarction/ischemia
- Trauma (Spinal Cord Syndromes)
- Inflammation (Transverse Myelitis)
- Tumor
- Peripheral nerve disease:
- Guillain-Barre
- Toxins (Ciguatera)
- Tick Paralysis
- DM neuropathy (non-emergent)
- NMJ disease:
- Muscle disease:
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Dermatomyositis
- Polymyositis
- Alcoholic myopathy
- Non-neuromuscular weakness
- Can't miss diagnoses:
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (Main)
- Arrhythmia/Syncope
- severe infection/Sepsis (Main)
- Hypoglycemia
- Periodic paralysis (electrolyte disturbance, K, Mg, Ca)
- Respiratory failure
- Emergent Diagnoses:
- Symptomatic Anemia
- Severe dehydration
- Hypothyroidism
- Polypharmacy
- Malignancy
- Can't miss diagnoses: