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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... arthritis of the spine ... Manifestations: • Infection ... #primarycare #table
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
Red Flags in Back ... Pain • Cancer ... modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #diagnosis #primarycare
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
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... Loss of vision or black ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
• Severe low back ... Differential Diagnosis ... toon • Spinal infection ... Palpation - lower back ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Back or extremities ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
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
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Distribution and Morphology ... - Face, upper back ... , scalp, lower back ... #differential #diagnosis ... #distribution #primarycare
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... (e.g. incidental ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... fever, malaise, lack ... , cough, chest pain
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
of sinus or ear infection ... dormitories) - Lack ... parasitic or fungal infection ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... differential #emergency #diagnosis