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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... -> Trauma, disc ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... herniation - Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... NT) - If both are
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury ... cause such as trauma ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
days after an acute ... injury or after ... Surgical Care - ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... : • Severe injury ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... after surgery/trauma ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis