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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... #Cord #syndromes ... #lesions #differential
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
, Pelvic floor disorders ... Parkinson's disease, Spinal ... cord injury, Neuropathy ... Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic kidney ... disease, Anal pain
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... Cord Causes: 1 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
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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- Emergency Causes ... cord infarct ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... or without back pain ... for brain and/or optic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Limb ischemia • Aortic ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... refill - Poor pulses ... #differential #
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential ... findings Unilateral Spinal ... Cord Lesions Above ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... sensory loss to pain
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
medulla, and the cortico-spinal ... pathology and muscle disorders ... may mimic an LMN disorder ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... lung disease (COPD ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology