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Red Flag Symptoms of Back Pain

#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #BackPain #RedFlags #TUNAFISH #Mnemonic #RebelEM
Red Flag Symptoms ... of Back Pain
Back Pain Red Flags - By Age
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED 
INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE 
HISTORY OF CANCER 
SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS 
ANTICOAGULATION
Back Pain Red Flags ... CANCER SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS ... ANTICOAGULATION TRAUMA SYMPTOMS
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... sensory nerve, thus symptoms ... absent: lower back ... mass Sensory Symptoms
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms ... • Back/Neck Pain ... : Tilting head back ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Pediatric Discitis - Inflammation of intervertebral disc 
Etiology 
 • Bacterial or viral 
Clinical 
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Clinical • Back ... • Radicular symptoms
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... constitutional symptoms ... Unresolved Radicular Symptoms
TUNA FISH Mnemonic for Red Flag Symptoms in Back Pain
(When to consider further workup / imaging)

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Mnemonic for Red Flag Symptoms ... in Back Pain ( ... Neurological signs / symptoms ... Mnemonic #RedFlag #Symptoms ... #Back #Pain #Diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
regurgitation - Pain (back ... hypertension) - Symptoms
Important Questions to Ask of a Patient Presenting With Syncope
 • What were you doing immediately
Did you have any symptoms ... for you to feel back
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... Insidious, progressive back ... pain - Symptoms ... May have signs/symptoms