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Neurological examination of unconscious patient.
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings.
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types of skine infection& tretment.
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Laboratory evaluation hypocalcemia.
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CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE METABOLISM.
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Movement disorders.
1️⃣ Basal Ganglia
🔹 Disorders: Parkinsonism, chorea, dystonia
🔹 Clues: Resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, abnormal postures
🔹 Common causes: Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, drugs, stroke

2️⃣ Thalamus
🔹 Disorders: Tremor, hemiballismus
🔹 Clues: Contralateral involuntary movements
🔹 Common causes: Stroke, hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis

3️⃣ Cerebellum
🔹 Disorders: Ataxia, intention tremor, dysmetria
🔹 Clues: Gait instability, nystagmus, dysdiadochokinesia
🔹 Common causes: Stroke, tumors, alcohol, multiple sclerosis

4️⃣ Brainstem
🔹 Disorders: Tremor, dystonia, parkinsonism
🔹 Clues: Cranial nerve deficits with long tract signs
🔹 Common causes: Stroke, tumors, neurodegenerative diseases

5️⃣ Spinal Cord
🔹 Disorders: Spasticity, clonus, segmental myoclonus
🔹 Clues: UMN signs below the lesion with sensory level
🔹 Common causes: Trauma, transverse myelitis, multiple sclerosis.
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6️⃣ Motor Cortex
🔹 Disorders: Focal motor seizures, apraxia, myoclonus
🔹 Clues: Cortical signs, seizures, contralateral weakness
🔹 Common causes: Stroke, tumors, encephalitis

7️⃣ Peripheral Nerves
🔹 Disorders: Fasciculations, weakness, occasional tremor
🔹 Clues: LMN signs including atrophy and fasciculations
🔹 Common causes: Peripheral neuropathy, entrapment, motor neuron disease

8️⃣ Neuromuscular Junction / Muscle
🔹 Disorders: Fatigable weakness, myopathies
🔹 Clues: Ptosis, diplopia, proximal weakness, fatigability
🔹 Common causes: Myasthenia gravis, inflammatory myopathies, muscular dystrophies
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Hyponatremia & Hypernatreemia managment uptodate.
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First-line Antituberculosis Drugs.
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THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (TTP).
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Interpret common iron markers.
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Chest x ray interpretation.
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Antihypertensives - Peripheral Sympatholytic Drugs.
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Antiplatelet Therapy.
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Steroid tapering strategy.
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Helicobacter Pylori - Detection and Management.
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP).
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RBC morphology and associated conditions.
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Diagnosis of Coeliac Disease - 🆕 in JAMA.
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Corticosteroids in septic shock: mechanisms, heterogeneous treatment effects, & trajectory-guided precision pharmacotherapy.
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