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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... disc • Epidural abscess ... abscess: hematogenous ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... 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
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 ... lesion Pott's Disease ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic Diseases ... Syndromes - Spinal ... Cord • Spinal ... Hematoma • Abscess
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Incontinence - Distended bladder ... neuropathy or spinal ... cord disease, cauda ... medications • Bladder
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
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness • Spinal ... Demyelinating Disease ... (MS), Epidural abscess ... heavy metals), Critical ... dermatomyositis, Thyroid disease
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
, and bowel or bladder ... super-antigen mediated disease ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... MCTD - Bechet disease
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