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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... Vascular - abdominal aortic ... BrighamChiefs #Lower ... #primarycare #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Claudication) - Cold ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1. ... #algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Limb ischemia • Aortic ... refill - Poor pulses ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Lower motor neuron ... form part of the differential ... Similarly, the damaged lower ... syndromes are clinically ... very different clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes ... for brain and/or optic ... management #neurology #differential
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
unique approach and workup ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... normal distal pulses ... WORK UP: obtain ... Posterior #Injury #msk