Back Pain Flashcards
1
Q
Common back pain in children
A
trauma related, or vitamin/Ca deficiency
2
Q
Risk factors for back pain
A
obesity, cancer, age, GI problems, autoimmune, kidney infection, heart disease
3
Q
Back pain + unstable vitals, sweating, no trauma, no incontinence, HYPOtension
A
ectopic pregnancy
4
Q
AAA risk factors
A
age, male, Marfan’s, atherosclerosis, hypertension
5
Q
On/off back pain for weeks getting worse, HTN, male
A
AAA
6
Q
Back pain, substance abuse, recent infection, mild distress, fever
A
infection = epidural abscess
7
Q
Elderly female, low back pain, no trauma, lumbar spine tenderness,
A
spine fracture, osteoporosis
