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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
process fracture Stable ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... deficit, still able ... compromisation > 1/3 • Bilateral ... Classification
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Alzheimer's Disease, Bilateral ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... usually requires bilateral ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Unilateral Fixed ... • Bilateral, Large ... • Bilateral, midposition ... Localization #Coma #Neurology ... #differential #
Prerenal Acute Kidney Injury - Diagnostic Schema

Hypovolemia 
Hypervolemia 
Hypotension 
Vessels 

#Prerenal #Acute #Kidney #Injury #AKI #Diagnosis
Prerenal Acute Kidney Injury ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... AKI #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Classification
Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
Headache Types - Differential ... Classification ... Secondary #Types #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... possible vascular injury ... or bilateral rami ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... PelvicRing #Fractures #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Neurogenic bladder • Bilateral ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... nerve palsy) - Unilateral ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Syndrome: • Bilateral ... below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology