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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... -> Anterior spinal ... injury, often from vascular ... -> Posterior spinal ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... Ensure leg is at level ... elevated above the level ... activity below the level ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... compression • Spinal ... - Narrowing of spinal ... stopping walking (vascular ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Toxins/Medications, Spinal ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... , Vascular compression
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle = spindle-shaped deposit of pigment on the posterior
Krukenberg's Spindle ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Pain reported at level ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... loss: Sensory level
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Vascular Sludging ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Cryoglobulins: - Single ... rheumatoid factor level ... C4 complement level
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Krukenberg's Spindle ... Krukenberg's Spindle ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Cornea #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Krukenberg's Spindle ... Krukenberg's Spindle ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Cornea #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Krukenberg's Spindle ... Krukenberg's Spindle ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Cornea #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp