RT Book, Section
A1 Klein, Joshua P.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Scheurer, Danielle B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137611963
T1 Weakness: How to Localize the Problem
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843133
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137611963
RD 2024/04/24
AB Key  Clinical  Questions  Is  the  onset  of  weakness  abrupt/acute,  gradual/subacute,  or  insidious/chronic?  Is  the  weakness  stable,  progressively  worsening,  waxing  and  waning,  or  fatigable?  Is  the  weakness  symmetric  or  lateralized?  Is  the  weakness  length-dependent?  Are  the  involved  muscles  all  weak  to  the  same  degree?  If  a  gradient  of  weakness  exists,  is  it  worse  proximally  or  distally?  Are  specific  muscles  or  groups  of  muscles  weak?  Do  the  involved  muscles  correspond  to  a  myotome  or  a  portion  of  the  brachial  or  lumbar  plexus?  Are  there  nonmotor  deficits?