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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... > Posterior spinal ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... count in the CSF should
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... point • De Winter syndrome ... elevation in aVR • Posterior ... deviation) • Acute ... #differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... when evaluation should ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... Workup #causes #Differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... of diagnosis (e.g ... nodules; anterior/posterior ... MSK, heart (2-5% ... : ACUTE, fever,
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Hg although PP should ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... #causes #cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... aspiration and acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... segments and T waves should ... weeks following an acute ... Post-cardioversion • Acute ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram