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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... findings • Anterior Cord ... Syndrome ->Cord ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Anterior Cord ... sensation below level ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... #Syndromes #Diagnosis
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... pathology (low level ... Liver #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... #spinalcord #disorders ... differential #algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
injury. ... Knife or bullet injury ... injury - If the ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... by Nerve Root Levels ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #Injury #NerveRoots ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver Injury ... Transaminase Levels ... Patterns #Liver #Injury ... #hepatology #LFTs ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #differential #Diagnosis ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Hepatocellular Level ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs