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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... : Lumbar strain, ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... #BackPain #Differential ... #primarycare #msk
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ... cord), or both. ... #Lower #BackPain ... #Lumbago #Differential
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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constipation Differential ... cord infarct ... • Transverse myelitis ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Alterations: - Sensory features ... or without back pain ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... management #neurology #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Lumbar ... #lesions #differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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stenosis, lumbar ... must be absent: lower ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Fracture ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk