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Pediatric Discitis - Inflammation of intervertebral disc 
Etiology 
 • Bacterial or viral 
Clinical 
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Pediatric Discitis ... Inflammation of intervertebral ... Clinical • Back ... Diagnosis • MRI #Discitis ... #intervertebral
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary Back ... the spine) • Intervertebral ... Diseases with Back ... osteomyelitis / discitis
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Malignancy, Vertebral discitis ... #primarycare #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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arthropathies, intervertebral ... absent: lower back ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
Approach to Low Back ... Algorithm - Non-MSK
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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and Symptoms • Back ... : Tilting head back ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
spine narrows the intervertebral ... -> Neuropathy, pack ... pathophysiology #msk
Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

This young man presented to the ER with a Shoulder Dislocation. He
shoulder slides back ... #physicalexam #msk
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Fascia • Fascitis ... Intraarticular #MSK
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
+ PSA + A (Add back ... Courtney Moc, PharmD, MS