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Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural ... Abscess - Illness ... pain, neuro deficits ... radiculopathy motor weakness ... bladder/ bowel dysfunction
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
Spinal Epidural ... Abscess - Classic ... pain + fever + neuro ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #ALiEM
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
stenosis - Abscess ... - Lower motor neuron ... - Upper motor neuron ... - Bladder dysfunction ... - Sphincter dysfunction
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
/paralysis - Weakness ... disc • Epidural abscess ... abscess: hematogenous ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Upper Motor Neuron ... Lesions of the spinal ... Infectious: Brain abscess ... changes - Common pattern