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Red Flag Symptoms of Back Pain

#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #BackPain #RedFlags #TUNAFISH #Mnemonic #RebelEM
Red Flag Symptoms ... of Back Pain ... RedFlags #TUNAFISH #Mnemonic
Low Back Pain Algorithm

- Dr. Matthew Watto 

#LowBackPain #LBP #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #TUNAFISH #Mnemonic #RedFlags
Low Back Pain Algorithm ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #TUNAFISH #Mnemonic
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... #BackPain #Differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... absent: lower back ... pain, constitutional ... Raise Test - Pain ... pathophysiology #differential
Pediatric Discitis - Inflammation of intervertebral disc 
Etiology 
 • Bacterial or viral 
Clinical 
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Bacterial or viral Clinical ... • Back pain ... • Radicular symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Insidious, progressive back ... pain - Symptoms
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup Clinical ... regurgitation - Pain ... (back, chest, abdomen ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Diagnosis and Management ... tearing" chest pain ... , radiation to back ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... Type B = medical management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... • Severe low back ... dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... Palpation - lower back
Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Herniation of one or more pelvic organs
Risk factors:
Organ Prolapse - Differential ... possible lower back ... pain: • Uterine ... Rectum - Defecatory symptoms ... OrganProlapse #Differential