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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 ... Radicular Symptoms • Cauda ... #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
due to severe compression ... Severe low back pain ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
continence • Pain ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... Spinal Cord Causes ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Traumatic/Compressive ... Neuromuscular Junction Dysfunction ... Atropine • LSD • Cocaine ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Conditions: • Cauda ... Syndrome - Low back pain ... genitourinary dysfunction ... Commonly caused ... fracture or prolonged compression
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cocaine, Amphetamines ... • Chronic Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... weakness - Bladder dysfunction ... by: - Compression ... - Sphincter dysfunction ... involvement Cauda