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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... #PUBS #pathophysiology ... #clinical #photo
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... • Gag reflex ... Casey Albin MD @
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... mutations - Down syndrome ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... such as reflex ... carotid sinus syndrome ... should be guided by clinical ... depends on the cause
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
Hypothyroidism is a clinical ... syndrome resulting ... abolished tendon reflexes ... percussion by the reflex ... hammer, caused
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... of normal leg reflexes ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome ... medication (in this case ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... Eosinophilia #Legs #Photo
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome ... medication (in this case ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... Eosinophilia #Photo