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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... bladder continence ... disc • Epidural abscess ... abscess: hematogenous ... differential #algorithm
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural ... Abscess - Illness ... : IVDU, dental abscess ... most common (63%) Clinical ... sensory changes, and bladder
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
roots of lumbar spine ... equina syndrome (CES ... disturbance • Bladder ... infection/abscess ... palpation of the bladder
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
stenosis - Abscess ... sclerosis • Clinical ... Variable weakness - Bladder ... paralysis of the bladder ... Leg weakness - Bladder
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
of Tuberculosis Spinal ... limb weakness, bladder ... of meninges in spinal ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... or abruptly • CN
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage • CNS ... Syndromes - Spinal ... Cord • Spinal ... Hematoma • Abscess
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Intraabdominal Abscess ... Pelvis sag of RUSH ... to the urinary bladder ... on the pelvis sag ... #POCUS #clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
, and bowel or bladder ... that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... change on spinal
Bladder Air secondary to Colovesical Fistula on POCUS

40's male with fever, low abd pain, cloudy urine/bubbles.
Bladder Air secondary ... Bldr sag clip. ... States bladder full ... with diverticular abscess ... #Air #POCUS #clinical
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
within one week to assess ... or TEE unless clinical ... Consider: Spine, ... CNS, liver, spleen