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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
stroke, Acute spinal ... cord injury Generalized ... cord injury, Early ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Stable fractures ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... 2 Complete cord ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #Cord #syndromes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hirschsprung's Disease • Spinal ... Cord Lesions ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... compression by fractured ... Cord Causes: 1 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hirschsprung's Disease • Spinal ... Cord Lesions ... Guillan-Barré Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural ... cord compression ... lead to permanent neurologic ... deficit Clinical Features ... #Management #Spinal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Anaphylaxis - Spinal ... cord trauma (a.k.a ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table