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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... damage to sacral nerves ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... " ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Fracture of proximal ulnar ... Peak age 4-10 • Ulna ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... : Pain control
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Causes of Leg Pain ... Spinal stenosis/nerve ... • Iliotibial band ... Hair loss- feet and ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporomandibular joint syndrome ... V: • TMJ syndrome ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam ... - Pain along ulnar ... – compartment syndrome ... Management: - ... Metacarpal #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... decompression #CaudaEquina
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... . nausea and vomiting ... Abdominal cutaneous nerve ... and radicular pain ... #Rare #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Abdominal cutaneous nerve
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Management Summary ... are not caused ... , cough, chest pain ... (2-5%), liver (pain ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management