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Chapter 24, Module 6; Lower back pain (acute) Flashcards

1
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Trauma to spine or back; pain is felt near site of injury

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Spinal fracture

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Palpable tenderness over site of fracture

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Spinal fracture

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES of Spinal fracture

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Considered an emergency; immobilize patient and transport for radiographs

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History of cancer; progressive pain is unremitting; occurs at night and at rest

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Tumor

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Weight loss, fever, tenderness near tumor

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Tumor

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF tumor

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ESR; bone scan

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Neck or back pain not relieved by aspirin; occurs in older adolescents and young adults

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Osteoblastoma

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Localized tenderness; may have scoliosis with muscle pain

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Osteoblastoma

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Osteoblastoma?

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Plain film shows an expansive osteolytic lesion surrounded by thin peripheral rim of bone; bone scan; CT scan

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Occurs primarily in adolescents; rare in patients older than age 40; well- localized pain that may be more se¬ were at night and relieved by aspirin or other prostaglandin inhibitors

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Osteoid osteoma

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Painful, well-localized scoliosis may be present

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Osteoid osteoma

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Osteoid osteoma?

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Bone scan

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History of infection, invasive procedure; continuous, dull back pain; chronic back pain

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Infection (vertebral osteomyelitis)

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Acute onset with fever, diaphoresis; tenderness over affected disk; positive SLR

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Infection (vertebral osteomyelitis)

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Infection (vertebral osteomyelitis)?

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ESR; blood culture; bone biopsy; CT scan; MRI

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Pain aggravated by movement; more common in children

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Diskitis

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17
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Tenderness over affected disk

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Diskitis

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Diskitis?

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ESR

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LBP radiating down the buttock to below the knee, symptoms present less than 1 mo

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Herniated disk

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Positive SLR

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Herniated disk

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Herniated disk ?

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None

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Constant pain in a saddle distribution; urinary retention, fecal incontinence, radiculopathy

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Cauda equina syndrome

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Positive SLR, abnormal DTRs, motor weakness

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Cauda equina syndrome

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Cauda equina syndrome?

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MRI, surgical emergency

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Acute back pain with radiculopathy; history of strain or trauma, relief with sitting

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Sciatica

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Paravertebral tenderness and spasm; positive SLR; sitting knee extension, sensory findings

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Sciatica?

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EMG if chronic

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Pain in back, buttocks; history of new activity or exertion; relief of pain with sitting

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Musculoskeletal strain

29
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Paravertebral tenderness, scoliosis, or loss of lumbar lordosis; no neurological signs

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Musculoskeletal strain

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Musculoskeletal strain?

31
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Young person in a sport that demands rapid movement between hyperflexion and hyperextension or requires excess loading in hyperextension

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Spondylolisthesis

32
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No neurological signs; pain localized to low back, just below level of iliac crest; tight hamstrings

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Spondylolisthesis

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Spondylolisthesis?

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Lumbar spine radiographs

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Younger than age 40: insidious onset; progressive morning back pain relieved with exercise

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Ankylosing spondylitis

35
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Painful sacroiliac joints, reduced spine mobility; may have uveitis

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Ankylosing spondylitis

36
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF

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ESR; spinal radiographs

37
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Pain worse throughout day; aggravated by standing, relieved by rest; pseudoclaudication

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Spinal stenosis

38
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Signs of osteoarthritis of joints; may have neurological signs

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Spinal stenosis

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Spinal stenosis?

40
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Affects mostly adolescent males; mild to moderately severe pain, worse at end of day, relieved by rest

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Scheuermann disease

41
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Normal examination; may show an exaggerated thoracic kyphosis that is fixed in attemptedhyperextension

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Scheuermann disease

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Scheuermann disease?

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Thoracic spine radiographs

43
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Chronic, poorly localized back pain; postmenopausal; slight build; history of inactivity or endocrine disorder

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Osteoporosis

44
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Palpable tenderness over area of compression fracture; kyphosis or lordosis; loss of height

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Osteoporosis

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Osteoporosis?

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Bone densitometry; spinal radiograph to assess fracture

46
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Severe, acute-onset pain not related to activity or movement; increased risk older than age 30; pallor, diaphoresis, anxiety, confusion

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Aortic aneurysm

47
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Intact aneurysm will be a visible pulsatile midline upper quadrant abdominal mass; in a dissected aneurysm, upper extremity pulse and pulse pressures are asymmetric; posterior thoracic pain may be felt

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Aortic aneurysm

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Aortic aneurysm?

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Emergency surgical referral

49
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Increased incidence with age; steady, intense pain in RUQ with radiation to right scapula or shoulder; belching, bloating, fatty food intolerance

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Gallstones

50
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Normal physical examination or positive Murphy sign on palpation of abdomen

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Gallstones

51
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Gallstones?

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Surgical referral

52
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Ill-appearing; sweating, nausea, back or flank pain, headache

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Pyelonephritis

53
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Fever; cloudy, malodorous urine; CVA tenderness on percussion

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Pyelonephritis

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Pyelonephritis?

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Urinalysis; urine culture

55
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History of recent URI; pleuritic pain

56
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Normal examination or crackles and bronchial breath sounds

57
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Pleuritis?

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PPD; chest radiograph

58
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Sexually active female; low back and abdominal pain; history of urinary or vaginal symptoms, sexually transmitted disease, IUD, multiple sex partners

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

59
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Cervical and uterine motion tenderness, adnexal tenderness; cervicitis, fever

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Pelvic inflammatory disease?

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Gonorrhea, Chlamydia cultures; ESR

61
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History of psychosocial stressors,depression, exaggerated expressions of pain

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Psychologicalback pain

62
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Exaggerated or inconsistent reactions to testing; normal examination

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Psychologicalback pain

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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES OF Psychologicalback pain?

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