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Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
anterior spinal artery ... extremities • Hyperextension ... underlying cervical disease ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... #Neurology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Positive family ... taken at home, work ... bilateral renal artery ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior spinal artery ... spondylosis -> Commonly hyperextension ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Vascular: Renal artery ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders ... #Workup #causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... - Portal hypertension ... underlying portal hypertension ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Algorithm Lifestyle ... Secretagogues after ... (Dyslipidemia, Hypertension ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... infarction, coronary artery ... Skin lesions • Positive ... #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... emotions - A positive ... Testing anti-GAD (positive ... antibody that works ... #treatment #neurology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... nephritis with hypertension ... ulcerated • MSK ... disease • Gummatous ... stages #diagnosis #management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal artery thrombosis ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... differential #algorithm