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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Syringomyelia, Tetanus ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... severe swelling causes ... stridor • Tetanus ... cause quadriplegia
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... • Allergens - Tetanus ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... dysrhythmias, seizures, tetany ... symptomatic with tetany
CDC TETANUS VACCINATION GUIDELINES FOR WOUNDS

Dirty wounds pose an increased risk for tetanus. Clinicians should consider
CDC TETANUS VACCINATION ... increased risk for tetanus ... higher risk for tetanus ... ://www.cdc.gov/tetanus ... Wounds #Injury #Tetanus
The Chvostek sign (/ˈkvɒstɪk/) is a clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability (tetany) seen in hypocalcemia.It
hyperexcitability (tetany ... hyperventilation, which causes
A 70-year-old woman attends a check-up with a family doctor. As a background, he has a
skeletal muscles to cause ... tetanic contraction
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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RIGID patient: tetanus ... Drug-induced Dystonia #tetanus
Tetanus shot requirements

#tetanus #osmosis
Tetanus shot requirements ... #tetanus #osmosis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
• Clostridium tetani ... endemic fungi cause