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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Hyperthyroidism - Pelvis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
numbers and are dysfunctional ... Affects mainly older ... Physical Exam/Signs ... kinase (BTK) Complications ... leukemia • GI complications
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... • Bilateral signs ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Infections: - Herpes zoster
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... symptoms are not caused ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
accumulates in cells ... of UDNAG which alter ... Glycosylation - AGE cause ... increasing cytogenetic dysfunction ... pathophysiology #complications
Intramuscular Calf Hematoma on POCUS
80 y/o older man. CAD + DAPT.  Working on fishing boat.
Calf Hematoma on POCUS ... 80 y/o older man ... signs, but demonstrating ... look for other causes ... #msk #ultrasound
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Paget’s Disease: Complications ... bone formation MSK ... middle ear dysfunction ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... adverse events or complications ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction