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Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes
Complete, Incomplete, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes:
 - Brown Sequard Syndrome
 - Anterior
Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes ... - Posterior Cord ... Cord Syndrome ... BrownSequard #Anterior #Posterior ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Causes of Unprovoked ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumours: CPA, posterior ... canal dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Short Bowel Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... Licorice, MAOI, Anti ... Other Endocrine causes ... low renin HTN causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Immunomodulatory meds ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #PRES #Posterior ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
- SLE Anti-histone ... Anticentromere - CREST syndrome ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... titratable IV meds ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #PRES #Posterior ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
- Differential Diagnosis ... anterior uveitis • Posterior-choroid ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
of cases) 2 ... Anti-histone (in ... seen in 30—70% of cases ... • Sjögren syndrome ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis