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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

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

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... wink test - reflex ... #differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Asthma • COPD ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Classification Reflex ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Upper Airway Cough Syndrome ... Inhibitor • Reflux-Associated ... Cough • Vocal Cord ... Cough #Chronic #Differential
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
to the spinal cord ... from the spinal cord ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... positive Babinski reflex
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table