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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
function below injury level ... Sensory loss below level ... light touch below level ... motor function, level ... and #Acute #SpinalCord
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
by Nerve Root Levels ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... Injury #NerveRoots #Levels
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
sensation below level ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
with higher CK levels ... , greater level ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#TMAs #Thrombotic #Microangiopathies #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #hematology
Erythematosus #SLE #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Peak cortisol level
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Pain reported at level ... B12 and copper levels ... loss: Sensory level ... (1-5 levels below ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
measuring serum levels ... low normal B12 levels ... elevated homocysteine level ... Serum folate levels ... Diagnosis #Nutrition #Hematology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Insufficient blood levels ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology #levels