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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Cord Syndrome - ... Syndrome ->Cord ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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L5/S1 with an inferior ... Diagnosis: • ... Spinal cord infarct ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
Lachman Test for ACL ... and the other grasps ... Cruciate #Ligament #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
affecting the anterior ... form part of the differential ... diagnosis. ... LMN syndromes are ... positive Babinski reflex
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and Clinical Manifestations ... impairments - Impaired reflexes ... #Diagnosis #syndromes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
(AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... bowel syndrome, ... lung disease (COPD
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... to be in ADHF starts ... and congested (“Cold ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential