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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... #TLS #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management Summary ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... define the clinical ... syndrome - Does ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management Summary ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... such as internuclear ... Signs and symptoms ... stimulation Clinical
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
pancreatitis but can also ... Pathophysiology: ... onset of other symptoms ... In summary, Cullen's ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... is important, as ... early diagnosis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
) Summary ALS: combination ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs