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Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Algorithm and Causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated ... ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #PrimaryCare #Differential ... #Back #Pain #BackPain ... Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
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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lumbar spine • MCC ... • Severe low back ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Back or extremities ... axonal form • MRI ... #treatment #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Diagnosis Framework ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Symptoms: • Back ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
with or without back ... pain at/near level ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes ... involvement, abdominal pain ... and GN Anti-GBM