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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... , Spinal stenosis ... BrighamChiefs #Lower
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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: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... decreased or absent lower
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Abdominal Pain - ... Pyelonephritis • Right Lower ... Pyelonephritis • Left Lower ... Pneumonia Right Lower ... Dysmenorrhea Left Lower
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... infection - Lower ... testis - Hip and spine ... #Pediatrics #Causes ... #Differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
spasticity • Lower ... compression by fractured ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Upper extremity, lower ... #algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Weakness - Lower ... : - Loss of pain ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #lesions #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Fracture ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain ... such as fibular fracture ... - Narrowing of spinal
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes Lower ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... cardiac causes • Lower ... Lymphoma/Leukemia Lower ... hernia • Rib fracture ... Chronic #Causes #Differential