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Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
properties useful for reflux ... risk of hypercalcemia ... range - Lack of hypercalcemia ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Loss of Corneal Reflex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
: • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... • LDH ↑ • Hyperkalemia ... Shift of extracellular ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
paresthetica • Symptoms ... must be absent: lower ... gait, strength, reflexes ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
bladder, urinary reflux ... epithelium and causing symptoms ... Signs/Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... extremity reflexes ... wink test - reflex ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
bladder, urinary reflux ... accumulation Lower ... ascend ureters from lower ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Mixed upper and lower ... bladder and rectal reflex ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... spasticity • Lower ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Schaeffer's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Schaeffer's sign is a clinical sign in which squeezing
Schaeffer's Sign ... extensor plantar reflex ... lesion of the lower ... #Schaeffers #Reflex ... #clinical #neurology