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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Causes of spinal ... Impotence - Saddle ... Sensory loss - Saddle ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... Transverse myelitis: Pain ... , weakness, abnormal ...  Spinal Cord
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... weight • Chest pain ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... pleuritic chest pain ... Breathing In lung ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... remodeling of the spiral ... crackles, chest pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... deficiency) - Spinal ... : Joint pain, limited ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... breath and chest pain ... located chest pain ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung