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Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Easily reversible cause ... neuropathy or spinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Stool Incontinence ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bowel • Pelvic Fracture ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Pain • I - Incontinence ... - Emergency Causes ... infections • primary ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involved - Urinary ... incontinence: ... - Sphincter dysfunction
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
bowel/bladder continence ... compression by fractured ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease - Skull/spine ... Phosphate Deficiency Primary ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... etc) in lumbar spine ... reflexes) • Urinary ... retention -> Overflow Incontinence ... bladder/bowel dysfunction
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Stroke • Spinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
Progressive (SPMS) - Primary ... area postrema (nausea ... • Features: Bilateral ... autoimmune/infectious causes ... bladder/bowel dysfunction