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Erythromelalgia
 • Episodes of red discoloration and hot, burning-like pain in the distal extremities.
 • Swelling
cooling of affected extremity ... Erythromelalgia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
hyperextension -> Upper extremity ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings: • Symptoms ... : • Upper extremity ... , lower extremity ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... or absent lower extremity ... #differential #diagnosis
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
withdrawal can be extremely ... Symptoms can take ... The somatic symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
Classification E - Extremis ... experiencing signs or symptoms ... Classification #ABCDEs #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
segment: Upper extremity ... , lower extremity ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Medical time to diagnosis ... Other possible diagnosis
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... artery syndrome - Extremely ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
paralysis of all extremity ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... than one after symptom ... sensitive tests for diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... prior dose unless extremely