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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Elbow Flexion Biceps ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
high bleeding risk ... Risks of withdrawal ... Also reports of ... and bleeding risk ... Knee/hip surgeries
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Subcommittee recognizes a published scoring system to help identify
score of less than five ... than or equal to five ... between higher scores ... provides a way to risk ... patients with higher scores
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... Normally, glucose stores ... , BG can still rise ... by 25+ Differential ... Hypoglycemia #Workup #Differential
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Microscopic collagen fibers ... Patients As: • Black spots ... the vision • Spots ... • Floaters Risk
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Other Recurrent Fevers ... For every 1°F rise ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Creatine kinase (CK) is an intracellular enzyme present in skeletal muscle, myocardium & brain; smaller amounts
CK level five times ... Risk of developing ... Myoglobin levels rise ... Myoglobin has a short ... assessing the risk
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
cruciate ligament fibers ... laxity of the fibers ... with low-signal fibers ... Differential Diagnosis ... #degeneration #knee