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Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... acute, massive MI ... lungs: massive PE
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... cord compression (MRI ... • Infectious causes ... out • Brain MRI ... - AntiGAD65, NMDAR
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... O2 delivery • MI ... O2 delivery • PE ... diagnosis #management #Overview ... #differential #causes
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Case description ... • MRI: Posterolateral ... torn ligament on MRI ... • Posterior talar ... Syndrome #clinical #mri
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... O2 delivery • MI ... O2 delivery • PE ... diagnosis #management #Overview ... #differential #causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... pulmonary TB PE ... Diagnosis: - MRI
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
failure, acute MI ... tamponade, Vascular → PE ... findings based on cause
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Equina Syndrome Overview ... - Emergency Causes ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... effusion, INC risk PE