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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... bladder and rectal reflex ... weakness and #Acute ... #orthopedics #neurology
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
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Asymmetric Lower Extremity ... Swelling - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Acute ... Complex Regional Pain ... #Swelling #Differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... Severe low back pain ... constipation Differential ... Equina #syndrome #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Complex regional pain ... syndrome type 1 (reflex ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #PhysicalExam #
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Lateral Medullary ... Wallenberg's Syndrome Acute ... Contralateral loss of pain ... neudrawlogy #Lateral #Medullary ... #Wallenbergs #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... Syndrome - Low back pain ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Abnormal Doll's Eye (Oculocephalic) Reflex on Physical Examination

Normally, a patient's eyes should move in the opposite
Oculocephalic) Reflex ... Dr Prasad Jain @ ... Oculocephalic #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

Tromner sign indicates pyramidal release.  The Tromner sign is flexion of
response in the upper extremity ... Tromners #Sign #Reflex ... clinical #Video #Neurology ... #physicalexam
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
repeat testing • Acute ... unilateral flank pain ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer ... to Nephrology if
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Immobilization) • Acute ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #differential # ... #msk #physicalexam