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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
to the entire spinal ... cord - Signs and Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... mass compression, spinal ... mass Sensory Symptoms ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... should have other symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... Cord Compression Symptoms ... Areflexia UMN Symptoms ... response LMN Symptoms ... differential #algorithm
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Seizure, coma, spinal ... ED arrival MSK ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Ask about precipitating ... events, prodromal symptoms ... their associated symptoms ... #Differential #Algorithm
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... Syndrome -> Posterior spinal ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
flexion test • + Tinel ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
defect SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... Signs and symptoms ... (Spinal cord predominant ... Functionally disabling symptoms ... /or cerebellar symptoms
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disorders, ALS, MS ... muscular dystrophy, spinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm