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Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain ... #PrimaryCare #Differential ... #Back #Pain #BackPain ... #Spinal #Referred ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Symptoms: • Back ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... #algorithm
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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• Severe low back ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct ... back pain/tenderness
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Causes of spinal ... Weakness - Lower ... - Sphincter dysfunction ... #lesions #differential
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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- Differential ... Stroke • Spinal ... Cord Injury ... • Chronic Pain ... endocrinology #causes
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... moves rapidly from lower ... Differential diagnosis ... Transverse myelitis: Pain ...  Spinal Cord
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... , back pain • Imaging ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... with or without back ... pain at/near level ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
dysfunction -> ... dependent areas, back ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
dysfunction -> ... dependent areas, back ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification