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10/9 Low Back Pain DSA - Joy 2017 (Completed) Flashcards

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What is the difference between acute, sub-acute, and chronic back pain?

A

Acute pain less than 7 weeks

Sub-Acute pain 7- 12 weeks

Chronic pain > 12 weeks

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Different viscerogenic back pain from vasculogenic?

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Viscerogenic —> pain from organs

Vasculogenic —> pain from vascular structures

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What are the viscerogenic causes for lower back pain?

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Gastrointestinal:
—> IBD
—> Diverticulitis
—> Pancreatitis

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What are the viscerogenic causes of lower back pain?

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Reproductive Organs:
—> endometriosis
—> menstrual
—> prostatitis

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What are the vasculogenic causes of lower back pain? How would you work these up?

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Aortic aneurysm (US, CT or CT angiogram)

Ischemic spinal claudication (CT angiogram, MRI)

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Define claudication?

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Pain caused by too little blood flow

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Define myelopathy?

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Any neurologic deficit related to the spinal cord

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What are the infectious causes of lower back pain?

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Discitis

Herpes zoster

Osteomyelitis

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What are the metabolic causes of lower back pain? How would you work these up?

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Osteoporosis (DEXA scan)

Paget disease —> abnormally functioning bone cells (XR, bone scan)

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What are primary tumors that may cause back pain?

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Myeloma

Sarcoma

Osteoid osteoma

Neural tumor

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What are secondary tumors that can cause lower back pain?

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Metastatic tumors:
—> prostate
—> lung
—> breast
—> kidney
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What are Rheumatologic causes of lower back pain?

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Seronegetive Spondyloarthopathy

Fibromyalgia (diagnosis of exclusion)

Rheumatoid arthritis —> morning stiffness lasting greater than an hour

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What are types of Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy?

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Psoriatic arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis —> bamboo spine (stiff)

IBD (enteropathic arthritis)

Reiter Syndrome

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What are congenital causes of lower back pain?

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Genetic malformations

A chondroblasts

Collagen disorders

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What are genetic malformations that contribute to lower back pain?

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Congenital scoliosis

Spina bifida

Meningocele

Meningomylocele

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What collagen orders may cause lower back pain?

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Marfan’s Syndrome

Helper-Danlos Syndrome

17
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What are psychological causes of lower back pain?

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Somatoform disorder

Malingering

Central sensitization (chronic pain syndrome)

18
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What is malingering lower back pain?

A

Exaggerate or feign illness in order to avoid work

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