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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... lower motor neuron ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Workup: • No ... prevent corneal injury ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... treat spinal cord injury ... Knife or bullet injury ... Weakness - Lower ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Traumatic brain injury ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... signs of end-organ ... or acute kidney injury ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Immune mediated injury ... disease - Alport syndrome ... pain hematuria syndrome ... hematuria • Signs ... #nephrology #renal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... signs below the ... below the site of injury ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... Functional Lower ... #hemiparesis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology ... #psychiatry