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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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... cord infarct • HIV ... toon • Spinal infection ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
of Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... age >50, <18, IV ... Radicular Symptoms • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Quinidine • HIT ... Non-lmmune: • HELLP Syndrome ... Vasculitis • Infection ... #Causes #Hematology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Enteroviral infections ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... nerve roots and cauda ... #neurology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... , D, EBV, CMV, HSV ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... • Drugs • HIV ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... history of cancer, HIV ... lesion • CNS infection
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... endothelial damage Prophylaxis ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... • Steroids: IV