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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... weakness and #Acute ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
more common in men ... warriors") • Acute ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lumbar spine Signs ... loss of normal leg ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... arteritis • Acute
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... /SYMPTOMS: • CENTRAL ... Signs and symptoms ... /or cerebellar symptoms ... ) • Acute:
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : ACUTE, fever, ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
by serositis • Acute ... - May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... - Extremely lean ... Positive Carnett's sign
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... plantar response LMN ... differential #algorithm
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... Epidemiology: • Men ... double contour sign ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... +Radiographic signs
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
, Incr risk of Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Abdominal Pain - Arm/Leg ... Vasculitis #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms