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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... lyme • Altered mental ... status, analgesics ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... status changes ... status changes ... with focal findings ... #signs #symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
lesion: Clinical findings ... signs below the ... hypercoagulable states ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... (headache and diplopia ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... focal neurological findings ... - Traumatic injury ... #redflags #signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Arboviruses: - West ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... status. ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... → mucous stasis ... inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... status, decreased