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Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Syndrome: • Bilateral ... extremities • Hyperextension ... Penetrating trauma or lateral ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... Liddle's syndrome • Bilateral ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #
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
Hamstring Reflex S1 Lateral ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... Workup #causes #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Infarction • Stable ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... abdominal CT, Bilateral ... #Differential # ... Screening #Workup #table
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Intramedullary tumor - Hyperextension ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Tract Lesions: • Bilateral ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... • Intracranial hypotension ... tear - type 2: lateral ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology ... #differential #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... multiple pregnancy, maternal ... during Delivery • Stable