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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes ... aneurysms Nerve Causes ... disease Muscle Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... disturbance in both legs ... disturbance in legs
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Apnea • Restless Legs ... • Medications (Eg ... • Drug Abuse (Eg ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... flaccidity of the leg ... by raising the leg
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Unilateral vs Bilateral

The left iliac vein has to cross
even in systemic causes ... edema, the left leg
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... Inguinal: • Leg ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
adductus, Bow leg ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
Ulcers of the Lower Legs ... Melanoma #Lower #Legs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and bilateral leg ... Commonly caused ... sensory #motor #leg
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
to limbs (esp legs ... ) -> Leg Ulcers, ... inflammation tends to cause