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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
pulposus, Compression fracture ... , Spinal stenosis ... Referred: • Vascular ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... #primarycare #msk
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... symptoms/signs, ... Glomus Tumors - Vascular
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Lesion in the Spinal ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... • Compensatory muscular ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... compression by fractured ... Vascular/Blockage ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
such as fibular fracture ... - Narrowing of spinal ... stopping walking (vascular ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... injury, often from vascular ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
can signal vascular ... Fractures-> Femur ... Avulsion fractures ... SEGOND FRACTURE: ... Avulsion fracture
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... Airway and cervical spine ... fontanelle • Sign ... of basal skull fracture ... Injury #trama #pediatrics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
disorder of the spinal ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... and with limb features ... 4) progressive muscular ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology