- The directed neurologic examinations for neuromuscular disease focus heavily on the motor and sensory examinations and the cranial nerves involved in motor function, although valuable information may still be learned from other subsections of the neurologic examination. Most neuromuscular diseases do not primarily impact cognitive function, so the mental status testing included in the screening examination is usually sufficient. However, there are exceptions, such as the frontotemporal executive dysfunction that can occur in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the generalized cognitive dysfunction that can occur in some of the muscular dystrophies, and the alteration in consciousness that can occur in association with respiratory failure due to neuromuscular weakness.
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- The directed neurologic examinations for neuromuscular disease focus heavily on the motor and sensory examinations and the cranial nerves involved in motor function, although valuable information may still be learned from other subsections of the neurologic examination. Most neuromuscular diseases do not primarily impact cognitive function, so the mental status testing included in the screening examination is usually sufficient. However, there are exceptions, such as the frontotemporal executive dysfunction that can occur in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the generalized cognitive dysfunction that can occur in some of the muscular dystrophies, and the alteration in consciousness that can occur in association with respiratory failure due to neuromuscular weakness.
- Pediatric skin conditions are the third most common reason for presentation in the ED for children
- Suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever should be treated immediately, before laboratory confirmation, as untreated cases can progress to serious illness or death
- Clinical scoring systems for necrotizing fasciitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis
- The DSM-III ushered in the era of criteria-based diagnoses that improved the reliability of the psychiatric diagnostic process.
- The multiaxial diagnostic system was discontinued in the DSM-5 because it had outlived its usefulness and was subject to misuse.
- The DSM-5 emphasized the importance of dimensional assessment, although not as extensively as originally hoped.
- Pediatric skin conditions are the third most common reason for presentation in the ED for children
- Suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever should be treated immediately, before laboratory confirmation, as untreated cases can progress to serious illness or death
- Clinical scoring systems for necrotizing fasciitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Pediatric skin conditions are the third most common reason for presentation in the ED for children
- Suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever should be treated immediately, before laboratory confirmation, as untreated cases can progress to serious illness or death
- Clinical scoring systems for necrotizing fasciitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Pediatric skin conditions are the third most common reason for presentation in the ED for children
- Suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever should be treated immediately, before laboratory confirmation, as untreated cases can progress to serious illness or death
- Clinical scoring systems for necrotizing fasciitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Pediatric skin conditions are the third most common reason for presentation in the ED for children
- Suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever should be treated immediately, before laboratory confirmation, as untreated cases can progress to serious illness or death
- Clinical scoring systems for necrotizing fasciitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis
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