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Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain based on pain localization
#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Differential diagnosis of acute ... abdominal pain ... based on pain localization ... LLQ #Epigastric #Localization
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
#Myotomes #SpinalCord ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Localization
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
loss of motor, pain ... Contralateral loss of pain ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Loss of pain and ... weakness and #Acute ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... #orthopedics #neurology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
repeat testing • Acute ... unilateral flank pain ... → Refer to Nephrology ... and referral to Urology ... Algorithm #Workup #urology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Ventral - Loss of pain ... contralateral loss of pain ... multiradicular pain ... ISCS #Incomplete #spinalcord ... syndromes #diagnosis #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Causes: Stroke (main ... Injury, Tumor Localization ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... When to suspect AIN ... associated with AIN ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Acute Kidney Injury ... Prerenal - ATN - AIN ... table #comparison #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Acute ... prerenal AKI) - Acute ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology