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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injuries by System: CNS ... ED arrival MSK ... compartment syndrome ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... history of cancer, HIV ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Algorithm #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... important, as early diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... consistent with MS ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Brown—Séquard syndrome ... (e) Transverse cord ... lesion: loss of all ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Myelitis Diagnosis ... #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... nervous system (CNS ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... look for: - HPI ... - Urine Na/K/Cl ... 13% (mostly ATN and ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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(CES) is usually ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... myelopathy • Transverse ... #causes #neurology
Oppositional Grasp Weakness in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dysfunction of the six- Opposition weakness-in carpal tunnel syndrome with
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Grasp #Weakness #Hand ... clinical #video #physicaleaxm ... #neurology #orthopedics ... #msk #CTS
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis - Transverse ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm