INTERNAL MEDICINE Savannah CLERKSHIP MANUAL

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3-Minute Primary Care Low Back Exam (Part I) (You Tube Video)
3-Minute Primary Care Low Back Exam (Part II) (Explanation of Tests; You Tube
Video)
Spine and Extremities:
o DeGowin's Examination of the Spine and Extremities
Week 8: Approach to Neurology
1. Syncope, Dizziness and Vertigo
2. Weakness and Paralysis
o Dizziness: A Diagnostic Approach AAFP 2010
o Syncope NEJM 2001
o Syncope Circulation 2006
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Chapter 22. Weakness and Paralysis Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e
3. Numbness, Tingling, and Sensory Loss
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Chapter 23. Numbness, Tingling, and Sensory LossHarrison's Principles of
Internal Medicine, 18e
4. Confusion and Delirium and Dementia
o Chapter 25. Confusion and Delirium Harrison's Principles of Internal
Medicine, 18e
o Case 37-2010: A 16-Year-Old Girl with Confusion NEJM 2010
5. Physical Examination:
o Video e42-1 (Neuro Screening Exam)
o Video e43-1 - Video e43-7
o 5 areas :
o Higher Mental Function,
o Cranial Nerves,
o Motor, Sensory,
o Gait and
o Coordination
o Cerebellar Exam:
o Standford 25 (Video and Text)
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Gait Abnormalities:
o Stanford 25 (Video and Text)
Fundoscopic Exam:
o Stanford 25 (Text and Video)
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