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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... - SLE, Scleroderma ... , Systemic sclerosis ... differential #algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... central nervous system ... syndromes such as ... Signs and symptoms ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... /APLS), Malignancy ... - Infectious Diseases
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, such as SLE, atherosclerotic ... Symptoms (SX) in ... purpura: Strong sign ... aneurysms can also ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the nervous system ... Presentation: - Disease ... multiple spinal cord ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
, such as systemic ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... purpura: strong sign ... vasculitis, and SLE ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic ... acute pulmonary, systemic ... the circulatory system ... Fluconazole SYSTEMIC ... fever • Septic shock
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... presyncope, exertional symptoms ... positive Romberg sign ... (ALS) • Clues: ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology