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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Mixed upper and lower ... weakness and #Acute ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Cardiorenal, Distributive ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Sciatica • Tarsal tunnel ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... follow dermatomal distributions ... must be absent: lower ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
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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spine • MCC- acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Triceps power is ... spared in this injury ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... the median nerve distribution ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
dissociated', i.e. pain ... Brown—Séquard syndrome ... spinothalamic (pain ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Loss #Deficit #Distribution
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... : - Loss of pain ... temperature in the distribution ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Bimodal age distribution ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... aspiration and acute
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... continence • Pain ... spasticity • Lower ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #algorithm