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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... deep-tendon reflex responses ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
that does not respond ... supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... (sat < 85% w/o response ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis ... Concentrations #Signs
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
plantar reflex response ... as a Babinski sign ... A positive response ... #Babinski #Sign ... PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Track response to ... • Examine for signs ... • Motor response ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
Clinical syndrome (signs ... pattern to maximize diagnostic ... team at a rapid response ... Representation #diagnosis
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
dysregulated immune response ... cellular inflammatory response ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
symptoms, and less response ... heliotrope rash, Shaw sign ... , holster sign, ... /full triad at diagnosis ... Autoimmune #Myositis #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Systemic inflammatory response ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
cell-mediated immune response ... neutrophilic autoimmune response ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Presentation / Diagnosis ... : HLH signs and ... Diagnosis via genetic ... Infection should be diagnosed ... If no response HLH