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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Causes: • Large lumbar ... • Neoplasm in lumbar ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... spinal stenosis, lumbar ... spine) #LFCN #MeralgiaParesthetica ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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further pulls on lumbar ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... pain at thoracic/lumbar ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... dissemination Diagnosis ... tissue damage - CXR
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Stork test) • XR ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
3 questions to ask ... yourself/the lab: 1) Number ... Can use Number of ... positive cx fact ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... at the time of diagnosis ... e.g. incidental CXR ... anterior/posterior MSK
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Crackles, Abnormal CXR ... Renal Failure - Mask ... #Scleroderma #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis