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Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... pain, high energy trauma ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... Radicular Symptoms • Cauda
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... : Don't cause spinal ... injury 3 Cauda ... #Trauma #Spine
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... • Ethanol - Trauma
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pelvic Floor - Trauma ... Bowel • Pelvic Fracture ... , Spinal Cord, Cauda ... #Causes
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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bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... sequestration • epidural hematoma ... neoplasms • trauma ... distinguishing feature
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... lumbar spine • Trauma ... or epidural hematoma ... bladder/bowel dysfunction
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Abscess • Skull fracture ... • Subdural hematoma ... Involvement - Other • Trauma ... #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Herniated disc - Hematoma ... other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... involvement Cauda
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Pelvis • Trauma ... psycho-social trauma ... endocrinology #causes
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Infection (Influenza) Trauma ... Base of Skull Fracture ... • Nasal Fracture ... #Causes