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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... level of injury, Bladder ... weakness and #Acute ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Loss of bowel/bladder ... bladder continence ... sclerosis - Transverse ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis ... , and bowel or bladder ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... • Bilateral signs ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible bilateral effusion ... the severity Acute ... lung sliding COPD ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Ureteral Stone on Renal POCUS

A 23yo male with no significant PMHx presents with acute LLQ pain,
presents with acute ... Bladder ultrasound ... no evidence of UTI ... DC home (w/ op urology ... controlled, & no signs
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 ... disturbance • Bladder ... myelopathy • Transverse ... palpation of the bladder ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... ascites, pleural effusion ... , pericardial effusion ... , tachycardia, cold