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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome ... equina syndrome ... Equina Syndrome ... #Equina #syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... , HIV serology, ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Conditions: • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... recessive—Usher syndrome ... • Other • Syndromes ... aura #BEE #Syndromes ... #differential #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Patellofemoral pain syndrome ... Tarsal tunnel syndrome ... • Compartment syndrome ... Iliotibial band syndrome ... • Compartment syndrome
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... or compartment syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cardiomyopathy, Horner syndrome ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... nerve roots and cauda ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome