Low back pain: Difference between revisions

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Differential Diagnosis

Mechanical
- Muscle sprain or strain
- Compression fracture
- Traumatic fracture
- Disc herniation
- Facet joint arthropathy
Inflammatory
- Spondyloarthropathy
Infectious
Referred pain

Red Flags

Neurological deficits
- Bowel or bladder dysfunction
- Weakness
- Numbness or tingling, especially as a sensory level
- Perianal numbness
Infection
- Fever
- IVDU
- Tuberculosis
- Rigors, chills, or drenching night sweats
Fracture
Tumours
- History of malignancy
- Weight loss
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
Intravenous drug use

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-== Differential Diagnosis ==
+==Differential Diagnosis==
-* Mechanical
+*Mechanical
-** Muscle sprain or strain
+**Muscle sprain or strain
-** Compression fracture
+**[[Compression fracture]]
-** Traumatic fracture
+**Traumatic fracture
-** Disc herniation
+**[[Disc herniation]]
-** Facet joint arthropathy
+**[[Facet joint arthropathy]]
-* Inflammatory
+*Inflammatory
-** Spondyloarthropathy
+**[[Spondyloarthropathy]]
-*** Ankylosing spondylitis
+***[[Ankylosing spondylitis]]
-*** Psoriatic arthritis
+***[[Psoriatic arthritis]]
-*** Enteropathic arthritis
+***[[Enteropathic arthritis]]
-*** Reactive arthritis
+***[[Reactive arthritis]]
-* Infectious
+*Infectious
-** Epidural abscess
+**[[Epidural abscess]]
-** Osteomyelitis/discitis
+**[[Osteomyelitis]]/[[discitis]]
-** Intra-abdominal abscess
+**[[Intra-abdominal abscess]]
-** Pyelonephritis
+**[[Pyelonephritis]]
-* Referred pain
+*Referred pain
-** Pancreatitis
+**[[Pancreatitis]]
-** Renal stones
+**[[Nephrolithiasis|Renal stones]]
-** Aortic aneurysm
+**[[Aortic aneurysm]]
-== Red Flags ==
+==Red Flags==
-* Neurological deficits
+*Neurological deficits
-** Bowel or bladder dysfunction
+**Bowel or bladder dysfunction
-** Weakness
+**Weakness
-** Numbness or tingling, especially as a sensory level
+**Numbness or tingling, especially as a sensory level
-** Perianal numbness
+**Perianal numbness
-* Infection
+*Infection
-** Fever
+**Fever
-** IVDU
+**IVDU
-** Tuberculosis
+**[[Tuberculosis]]
-** Rigors, chills, or drenching night sweats
+**Rigors, chills, or drenching night sweats
-* Fracture
+*Fracture
-* Tumours
+*Tumours
-** History of malignancy
+**History of malignancy
-** Weight loss
+**Weight loss
-** Anorexia
+**Anorexia
-** Fatigue
+**Fatigue
-* Intravenous drug use
+*Intravenous drug use
 [[Category:Rheumatology]]