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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... , often from vascular ... Upper extremity weakness ... and #Acute # ... signs #symptoms #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Claudication) - Cold ... #JointPain #MSK
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Neuromuscular Weakness
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... inhalation • Tracheal injury ... Tracheomalacia • Vascular ... causes #pulmonary #airway
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... • Spinal Cord: ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #Causes #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... compression by fractured ... Vascular/Blockage ... #differential ... #algorithm
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Impairment: • Acute ... of the spinal cord ... dystrophies Work ... #Differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Weakness: - Weakness ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential