Neck/Back Pain Ddx

Question 1

Conditions related to spinal pain

Answer 1

1. Deformity
2. Neoplasms
3. Infection
4. Degenerative Disease
5. Inflammatory Disease
6. Trauma
7. Reffered pain from Viscera

Question 2

Deformity Conditions

Answer 2

Scoliosis
Compression Fractures

Question 3

Neoplastic Conditions

Answer 3

Mestatic lesions of the vertebrae or sinal cord
Primary tumors of the dura or spinal cord

Question 4

Inferctious Conditions

Answer 4

Abcess
SSI

Possible organisms include Staph, Strep, Aspergillus, and T. bacillus

Question 5

Degenerative Conditions

Answer 5

Spondylosis
Spondylyolisthesis

Question 6

Inflammatory Conditions

Answer 6

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis

Question 7

Common Red Flags

Answer 7

History of Cancer
Fever
Chills
Weight Loss
Major Trauma
Minor Trauma
Saddle Anesthesia
Bladder/Bowel Dysfunction
Major weakness
Gait Disturbance
Hand clumsiness
Hyperreflexia