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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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Overview Cauda ... Differential Diagnosis ... perianal region (S2-S4 ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Always ... Radicular Symptoms • Cauda ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Apical Impulse Waveforms on Physical Examination
- Normal
- Sustained Palpable S4
- "Triple Ripple"
- Palpable S3

#Apical #Impulse #Waveforms
Sustained Palpable S4 ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome:

Top tips to save your arse (and your patient’s!)

1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened,
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... is a “possible diagnosis ... DrLindaDykes #Cauda ... Equina #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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effacement of CSF; cauda ... Aggregation of cauda ... Classification #Diagnosis
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
below this is the cauda ... The cauda equina ... Myotomes #SpinalCord #Diagnosis
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Diet ... Cord / SacraI / Cauda ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Affected ... , Spinal Cord, Cauda ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithms for Microcytic, Normocytic and Macrocytic Anemia

#Microcytic #Normocytic #Macrocytic #Anemia #Algorithm #Comparison #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithms ... Macrocytic #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Comparison #Diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis