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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 ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... BrighamChiefs #Lower ... #BackPain #Differential ... #primarycare #msk
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... may radiate into lower ... cord), or both. ... #Lower #BackPain ... Diagnosis #Patterns #Features
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
constipation Differential ... cord infarct ... distinguishing feature ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Stroke • Spinal ... Cord Injury ... • Chronic Pain
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures ... Disease - Skull/spine ... Ricketts - Diffuse Pain ... #Fragility #Fractures ... #Pathologic #MSK
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... continence • Pain ... compression by fractured ... #algorithm
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