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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... decreased muscle tone ... Influenza, EBV, Dengue ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers:
Arenaviridae 
Bunyaviridae 
Filoviridae 
Flaviviridae 


#viral #hemorrhagic #fevers #viruses
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
#ebola
#marburg
#lassa
#dengue
#table
fevers #viruses #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdisease ... marburg #lassa #dengue
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Yellow fever, Dengue ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations ... ) • BULBAR: Tongue ... fasciculations ... conditions listed in differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... against the spinal cord ... to the spinal cord ... Brucellosis - Dengue ... management #neurology #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... Influenza, Ebola, Dengue ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
to the spinal cord ... from the spinal cord ... in the spinal cord ... form part of the differential ... neurotransmitter cause fasciculations
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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constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... decreased rectal tone ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Decreased vasomotor tone ... pulse rate - Core ... Criteria: - Core ... heat #illness #differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Mosquito → Malaria, dengue ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential