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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Behcet disease - SLE ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... infection, autoimmune ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... chills, flank pain
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial (spine ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... constitutional symptoms ... arthritis • SLE
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... rheumatologic diseases ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Rheumatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Sensitivity to pain ... Progressive MS (Spinal
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
cartilage in the body (Autoimmune ... disorder) Who ... Sudden onset of pain ... cases such as: • SLE ... Polychondritis #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... • Proximal + distal ... forward of the spine ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology