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Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain ... #Diagnosis #EM ... Pain #BackPain #Spinal ... #Referred #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Perspiration • Dialysis ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Causes of Female and Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Causes of Female Infertility:
 • Uterus -
Causes of Female ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Transport • Sexual Dysfunction ... Abnormal semen analysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... areflexia  Autonomic dysfunction ... cranial nerve dysfunction ... hyperreflexia, spinal ...  Spinal Cord
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... weakness - Bladder dysfunction ... - Sphincter dysfunction
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stroke • Spinal ... Dyspareunia • Dialysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Spastic paresis/paralysis ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... over-diuresis, dialysis ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Neoplasm in lumbar spine ... etc) in lumbar spine ... Weakness (flaccid paralysis ... bladder/bowel dysfunction
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death -> end-organ dysfunction ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... over-diuresis, dialysis ... #differential #causes ... #classification