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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... • Areflexia (loss ... soon as bladder/bowel ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... Pinprick+Temp. lost ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
tenderness and loss ... effusion and chondral loss ... Patellofemoral #Syndrome #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... and Management Algorithm ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Pathophysiology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
event -> Complete loss ... Loss of pain and ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
glenoid -> Acute loss ... Dislocation #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • GI LOSS: ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... responses - Loss ... of bowel/bladder ... below lesion) • Bowel ... differential #algorithm
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
hemorrhages • Loss ... The loss of beta-spectrin ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid ... #Pathophysiology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Symptoms and Signs ... Weight loss (90% ... macrophages from a small bowel ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm