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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain Red ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... - Leg weakness ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #lesions #differential
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... extremities than in lower ... dysfunction, saddle anesthesia ... , leg weakness ( ... Incomplete #spinalcord #syndromes
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... Complete hemicord lesion ... Mixed upper and lower ... reflex. saddle anesthesia ... . leg weakness and
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Complex regional pain ... Note: • Left leg ... after the right leg ... #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... #physicalexam
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
arthralgia, arm/leg ... tract: Abdominal pain ... the upper and lower ... Palpable purpura (lower ... legs), cutaneous
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Possible responses to pain ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
History of sinus or ear ... - History of pain ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Previous vascular lesions ... signs #symptoms #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... ischemic skin lesions ... the upper and lower ... Ocular inflammatory lesions-interstitial ... well as inner ear