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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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constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... - decreased rectal ... Equina #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Intrinsic ... Spine: Lumbar strain ... Compression fracture, Spinal ... #Diagnosis #causes
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Patterns
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... - Cervical or lumbar ... spine disease ... Mimics #CVA #TIA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
the bladder and rectum ... herniation - Lumbar ... - Bladder and rectal ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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mass compression, spinal ... stenosis, lumbar ... superior iliac spine ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... of bladder and rectal ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... extremity and/or bulbar ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... spondylitis - “Bamboo Spine ... ” Fusion of Lumbar ... Spine and SI Joints