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Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... Algorithm Always ... • Cauda Equina ... Syndrome • Spondyloarthropathies ... #Algorithm #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... #diagnosis #causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... involvement Cauda Equina ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... at the time of diagnosis ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Signs
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... disturbances, facial ... deficits ranging from paresthesia ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... and Management ... Hypoglycemic (First Line: Metformin ... • Secondary Causes ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... all extremity, facial ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... roots and cauda equina ... #diagnosis #management
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Caused by: Tropheryma ... whipplei Symptoms ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal ... #algorithm #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Symptoms: • The ... • Facial Edema ... in 70% of cases ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #management