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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... #lesions #differential
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
(Os Trigonum) Syndrome ... hallucis longus Differential ... abnormal signal ... flexion but no symptoms ... #clinical #mri
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... white matter, spinal ... (Clinical Dx). ... oral ulcers in 12 ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... /or symptoms • ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Check Vitamin B12 ... management #neurology #differential
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
systemic signs, labs normal ... biopsy preferred Differential ... University Infectious Diseases ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical ... #photo #hand
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand ... Differential for ... systemic symptoms ... Vasculitis #LCV #Hand ... #photo
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... boxes indicate final ... alcohol-related liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
: < 1% Clinically ... to right with bands ... ) Differential ... • Autoimmune diseases ... article/S0002-9343(12
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs