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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
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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MCC- acute ... • Severe low back ... sequestration • Saddle ... Mnemonic: • S - Saddle ... - Emergency Causes
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Syndrome - Low back ... pain, sciatica, saddle ... Inversion reserved ... Commonly caused ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
81 yo male was referred ... to our for an evaluation ... treated by his PCP ... the additional neuro ... in the size and signal
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
molecules move back ... was completely reversed ... during clinical evaluations ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis