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Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Pain #BackPain ... #Spinal #Referred ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... #Causes
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stroke • Spinal ... • Chronic Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
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 ... Palpation - lower back ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
of Tuberculosis Spinal ... wasting, radicular pain ... of meninges in spinal ... , back pain • Imaging ... neurological symptoms • Caused
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Syndrome - Low back ... pain, sciatica, ... genitourinary dysfunction ... Commonly caused ... - Narrowing of spinal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
continence • Pain ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Symptoms: • Back ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
Spinal Epidural ... Classic triad (back ... pain + fever + ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... Epidural #Abscess #Algorithm
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Eustachian tube dysfunction ... roots—cervical spine ... adenopathy • Cervical spine ... Loss of vision or black ... nasal, cervical spine
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 ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... • Infectious causes