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Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings Compression ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... out: focal mass compression ... #differential #diagnosis
Back Pain Red Flags - By Age
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED 
INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE 
HISTORY OF CANCER 
SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS 
ANTICOAGULATION
CANCER SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS ... ANTICOAGULATION TRAUMA SYMPTOMS ... OF CORD COMPRESSION ... NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT #Diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings: • Symptoms ... Symptoms: • Back ... response LMN Symptoms ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
from height -> Compressive ... lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Symptoms are ... relieve aorto-caval compression ... mimic signs and symptoms ... Obstetric aorto-caval compression ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
) without cord compression ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Syndrome ->Cord compression ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
thrombus - External compression ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
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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due to severe compression ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... Not reliable, so diagnosis ... usually as result of compression ... surrounding bowel Diagnosis