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Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural ... deficit Clinical ... and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Spinal #Epidural
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness • Spinal ... Disease (MS), Epidural ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
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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sequestration • epidural ... neoplasms • trauma ... Differential Diagnosis ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
and Management ... , up to 50% of adults ... countries Microbiology ... : • spiral shaped ... #Management #Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease Clinical ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Complications: MAS ... #management #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... More common in adults ... : Serology (preferred ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... Treatment: admission ... #Management #Summary
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
fractures in young adults ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
presents in young adults ... Presentation - Young adults ... Progressive MS (Spinal ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS