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Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #Bilateral #Lower ... #Extremity #PhysicalExam ... #Pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Sciatica: often bilateral ... constipation Differential ... Examination - bilateral ... or unilateral lower ... #differential #
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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mass compression, spinal ... must be absent: lower ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... compression • Spinal ... - Narrowing of spinal ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Weakness - Lower ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Tract Lesions: • Bilateral ... spasticity • Lower ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Upper extremity, lower
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... #Leg #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... BP lowering - Lower
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
sclerosis Pathophysiology ... brainstem and multiple spinal ... Upper extremity, lower ... cervical and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... dysfunction to the bilateral ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam