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Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... - Nociceptive/Neuropathic ... Complex regional pain ... Spinal injury #Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Motivation is primary gain ... • Pain Disorder ... - Pain; psychological ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms ... • Back/Neck Pain ... nerve root) • Neuropathic ... Pain: -> Shooting ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intermittent Symptoms ... Achalasia • Diabetic Neuropathy ... Intermittent Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... guarding, severe pain ... in diabetics (neuropathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ear pain 3. ... Peripheral motor neuropathy ... Oticus #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Fibrillation Overview Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... Unresolved Radicular Symptoms
Algorithm for Evaluation for ACS In Patients with Chest Pain In The Emergency Department

https://bit.ly/chestpainalgorithm

#ACS #ChestPain #algorithm
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Patients with Chest Pain ... ACS #ChestPain #algorithm ... #emergency #cardiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... sensation, etc) • Neuropathic ... pain (shooting, ... lancinating, burning pain ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms