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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Musculoligamentous injury ... pain: Axial spondyloarthritis ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Spinal Cord Injury ... • Chronic Pain ... endocrinology #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... , diarrhea • Back ... Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction ... #Differential #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
• Severe low back ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... #diagnosis #causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Symptoms: • Back ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... with or without back ... pain at/near level ... • Infectious causes
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... consciousness Differential ... /dysfunction to ... Possible responses to pain ... wrists flexed back
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
arrhythmias (e.g., atrial ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... pain, limited range ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential #