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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Intervertebral disc ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Common causes of sciatica. Disc herniation is the commonest cause. Spondylolisthesis can cause impingement #Anatomy #Pathophys
Common causes of ... Disc herniation ... the commonest cause ... Spondylolisthesis can cause
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Pathological Optic Disc ... Note cup-to-disc ... so that optic disc ... Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes
Disc Herniations - Pathogenesis and Complications
• 90% of Lumbar disc herniations happen at L4/5 and L5/S1
•
Disc Herniations ... 90% of Lumbar disc ... 60% of cervical disc ... the vertebral disc ... -> Disc less able
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
hyalinization causes ... Ischemia of optic disc ... swelling and blurred disc ... Leakage of optic disc ... hemorrhage and disc
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) vs Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
#Diagnosis #TTP #DIC #Comparison #Table #Laboratory #Findings #RebelEM
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC ... Diagnosis #TTP #DIC ... #Comparison #Table
Back Pain - Common Illness Scripts
 • Lumbosacral Strain
 • Lumbar Disc Herniation
 • Inflammatory Back
Strain • Lumbar Disc ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Radiculopathy: • Disc ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Papilledema vs Normal Optic Disc

Blurred vs sharp optic disc margins

#Papilledema #OpticDisc #Normal #Comparison #Fundoscopy #Ophthalmology #Clinical
vs Normal Optic Disc ... vs sharp optic disc
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... - Herniated disc ... • Intrinsic Causes ... Intervertebral disk