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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Manifestations: • Infection ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #causes #primarycare ... #table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... carcinoma of the lung ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Table #Causes
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
conservative therapy (e.g ... modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #primarycare #checklist
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... acute enteric infection ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... gastrointestinal infection ... -HT4 agonists Pain
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... • Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Pleuritic chest pain ... shows a small, stable ... • Vasculitis (e.g
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... skeleton-sacroiliac joint and spine ... • A clinical diagnosis ... causes such as infectious ... antiinflammatory properties e.g
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Infarction - Infection ... (e.g., poliovirus ... : - Loss of pain ... patients with a long ... #differential #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
rash) • Heart, lung ... underlying disease (eg ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... (eg, visceral leishmaniasis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... (e.g. incidental ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... , cough, chest pain