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Pediatric Discitis - Inflammation of intervertebral disc 
Etiology 
 • Bacterial or viral 
Clinical 
 •
Inflammation of intervertebral ... Clinical • Back ... pain • Refusal ... MRI #Discitis #intervertebral
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
Approach to Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Algorithm - Non-MSK ... #Differential #Algorithm
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... the spine) • Intervertebral ... pain: Axial spondyloarthritis ... arthritis) Referred Pain ... #Pain #Differential
Causes of Back Pain #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #Differential #Back #Pain #BackPain #Spinal #Referred #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Back Pain ... #Differential #Back ... #Pain #BackPain ... Spinal #Referred #Algorithm
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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arthropathies, intervertebral ... absent: lower back ... pain, constitutional ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Low Back Pain Algorithm

- Dr. Matthew Watto 

#LowBackPain #LBP #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #TUNAFISH #Mnemonic #RedFlags
Low Back Pain Algorithm ... LowBackPain #LBP #Algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... General #Joint #Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #algorithm
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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and Symptoms • Back ... /Neck Pain • Decr ... • Neuropathic Pain ... : Tilting head back ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic #Shoulder #Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Pleuritic Chest Pain ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... #Differential #Algorithm