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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
artery aneurysms Nerve ... Causes of Leg Pain ... Spinal stenosis/nerve ... Infections causing nerve ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... damage to sacral nerves
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... dysfunction, saddle paresthesia ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporomandibular joint syndrome ... V: • TMJ syndrome ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... - May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... Abdominal cutaneous nerve ... #Rare #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Scotoma, Ocular pain ... /pain upon eye movement ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... deficits ranging from paresthesia ... diagnosis #neurology #symptoms
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Abdominal cutaneous nerve ... artery compression syndrome
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... Incr NE: Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms