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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings: • Symptoms ... response LMN Symptoms ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... spondylitis - “Bamboo Spine ... Fusion of Lumbar Spine ... should have other symptoms
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup • CNS symptoms ... imaging of head/spine ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Here's a little symptom-based ... - Tenesmus - Spinal ... Cord Lesions - B Symptoms ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... #OIs #Guide #Symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... mass compression, spinal ... superior iliac spine ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Back Pain #Diagnosis ... Pain #BackPain #Spinal ... #Referred #Algorithm
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
• Decr Lumbar spine ... (bamboo spine) ... -> Fracture of spine ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Accidental ... • Complete (spiral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
to the entire spinal ... cord - Signs and Symptoms ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #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
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roots of lumbar spine ... L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis