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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... Brachial plexus neuropathy ... , GBS, CIDP -
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
afferent/sensory neuropathy ... efferent (autonomic neuropathy ... hyperlipidemia, diabetes ... (penile artery diameter ... #Dysfunction #Pathophysiology
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis ... vascular disease and neuropathy ... and autonomic neuropathies ... Sensory and motor neuropathies ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
constipation • Sensory neuropathy ... Diabetes) • Altered ... Incontinence #geriatrics #pathophysiology
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
nerve root) • Neuropathic ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
sensation, etc) • Neuropathic ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
impingement -> Neuropathy ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... seizure, cranial neuropathy ... anterior/posterior MSK