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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... • Infection (abscess ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Clindamycin in case ... #differential #causes
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 ... Spinal infection/abscess ... Laboratory studies: • CBC ... decompression #CaudaEquina ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... deformity" - Assess ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... ALL patients to assess ... intervention CMC
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc