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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... level. ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... ) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse ... Phrenic nerve injury ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... MINOR INJURIES • Transverse ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... Classification
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Traumatic brain injury ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... #neurology
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... IJ Thrombosis - Transverse ... Male with high fever ... case. ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... pain/swelling - Fever ... lower #extremity #msk
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
760 mm Hg at sea level ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... injury or sedatives ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... back pain at/near level ... defined sensory level ... • Infectious causes ... diagnosis #management #neurology