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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome ->Cord ... -> Trauma, disc ... Mixed upper and lower ... signs #symptoms #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Pain: • Fracture ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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(Ischemia) - Acute ... Claudication) - Cold ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #differential #
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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spine • MCC- acute ... neoplasms • trauma ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... PEX: Dyspnea, Leg ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... #Algorithm #differential
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Ensure leg ... days after an acute ... H/O antecedent trauma ... loss of spinal cord ... level of spinal cord
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
compression (MRI ... flexors of the legs ... out • Brain MRI ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... resonance imaging [MRI ... (Spinal cord predominant ... symptoms) • Acute ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... BP lowering - Lower ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology