Integrative low back pain Flashcards
1
Q
Most back pain is ___
due to ____
A
MSK related
paraspinal muscle strain
2
Q
if suspecting herniated disc, do ___ to reproduce sx
A
straight leg raise
3
Q
Young male w sacroilitis on xray/stiffness
dx is ___
A
AS
4
Q
bowel/bladder sx, leg weakness/numbness and back pain
dx could be ___
A
cord compression
5
Q
point tenderness in elderly
could be compression fx from ___
or patho fx from ___
A
osteoporosis
malignancy
6
Q
fever,, history of IVDU, back pain
think ___ from ___
A
epidural abscess, staph
7
Q
consider MRI for ___ persisting for ___
other indications: focal __/__/__ sx
A
radicular pain, 1m
weakness, bowel/bladder
