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Non-articular Rheumatism Flashcards

1
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Diagnosis?
Pain with abduction 60-120 degrees
     -Pain increased when add resistance
    - Impingement sign positive 
less pain with passive than active motion
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impingement/tendonitis

rotator cuff

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Diagnosis?

+ drop arm test = cannot hold arm abducted at 90 degrees for very long

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rotator cuff tear

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what causes a rotator cuff tear?

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trauma or gradual degradation

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shoulder injury more common in younger pts and more likely to be assc with a calcific deposit at the insertion of the supraspinatius tendon

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impingement/tendonitis

rotator cuff

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Seen with prolonged immobilization of arm

Severe loss of active and passive ROM in ALL places

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Adesive Capsulitis (Frozen shoulder)

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Adesive Capsulitis (Frozen shoulder) is assc with what condition

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DM

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Diagnosis?
Yergason’s sign: supination against resistance elicits pain
Speed test: shoulder flexion against resitance elicits pain

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Bicipical Tendonitis:

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What can prolonged bicipical tendoniti lead to?

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rupture –> popeye sign

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What happens if you paplate the long head of the biceps tendon when a pt has bicipical tendonitis

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it hurts

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10
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Numbness and parathesis in dermatomal pattern

pain in a dermatomal pattern

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numb: Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
pain: cervical radiculopathy

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median N entrapment syndrome name

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carpel tunnel

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Nerve is compressed at suprascapualr notch by suprascapular ligament or the spinoglenoid notch by the transverse ligament

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Suprascapular N entrapment syndrome

*due to overhead activities

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ulnar N entrapment syndrome name

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cubital tunnel

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axillary N entrapment syndrome name

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quadralateral space syndrome

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diagnosis
SWELLING, pain, increased vascularity and XR evidence of demineralization
–> atrophy of SKIN and muscles (skin my become cool and shiny)
–> irreversible flexion CONTRACTURES with pale, cool extremity

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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

*follows minor trauma

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cervical radiculopathy, normal or abnormal EMG?

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abnormal

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May be assc with viral infection, post viral syndrome, or vaccination

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Brachial Neuritis:

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Long term hemodialysis pts with shoulder pain, weakness, loss of ROM, functional limitation

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Dialysis Shoulder Arthropathy

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Diagnosis (2 diff)

  1. pain then atrophy of muscles
  2. swelling and pain then atrophy of skin and muscles –> flexion contractures
A
  1. brachial neuritis

2. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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What muscles will atrophy in brachial neuritis

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Deltoid, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, biceps, triceps, DIAPRAGM

BT SIDD

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Neoplasms that could cause shoulder pain in a younger pt? What part of the bone would they involve?

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Chondroblastoma (epiphysis)
Osteogenic Sarcoma (metaphysis)
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Neoplasms that could cause shoulder pain in an older pt?

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METASTASES
Multiple Myeloma
Pancoast
Apical Ling tumor

Mets MAP

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23
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Fractured anatomical neck of Humerus can lead to…

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osteonecrosis

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Long term steroid use, SLE, hemaglobinopathies, pancreitis, hyperbarism all pre-dispose a person to

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osteonecrosis

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Numbness and parasthesia of the little finger and adj side of 4th digit

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Ulnar N entrapment

medial side of elbow

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Ulnar N entrapment is diagnosed with…

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EMG

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27
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  1. Due to degeneration od the common EXTENSOR tendon (extensor carpi radialis brevis)
  2. Due to degeneration od the common FLEXOR tendon (flexor carpi radialis)
A
  1. lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

2. Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow)

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28
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“Golfball on the elbow”

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olecranon bursitis

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causes of olecranon bursitis

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septic/infective, due to gout, or trauma

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Pain with Forced forearm pronation and resisted wrist flexion

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Medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow)

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Localized tenderness anteriorly to lateral epicondyle. What muscle inserts here?

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lateral epicondylitis

extensor carpi radialis brevis

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Overuse injury of the elbow

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lateral and medial epicondylitis

and ulnar N entrapment (kinda)

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Localized tenderness anteriorly to medial epicondyle. What muscle inserts here?

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Medial epicondylitis

flexor carpi radialis

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34
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Nocturnal parathesis (of affected digits)
Intermittent pain and parasthesia during the day → clumsiness
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carpal tunnel

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Pain in the palm of hand, mainly with flexion of digits

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Flexor Tenosynovitis:

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36
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mucous filled cysts arising from a joint or tendon sheath

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Ganglion

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37
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wrist pain

+ finkelstein test = tumb war position then ulnar deviate … elicits pain

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deQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

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38
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Caused by thickening of the A1 retinacular pully in the palm

Treated with CCS and splining

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Trigger fingers

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39
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Tender over “volar tendon sheath”

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Flexor Tenosynovitis:

40
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Postive Tinel: pins and needles in fingers with percussion of flexor retinaculuim

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Carpel Tunnel

41
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What lines the mucous filled cysts in “ganglion”

42
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Positive Phalen: forced flexion of both wrists and hold them together with dorsal side

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carpel tunnel

43
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Where does ganglion commonly present

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dorsum of the wrist

44
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Tx for ganglion

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corticosterioids then surgery

45
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Pain and tenderness of medial flexor surface of wrist and sometimes elbow and shoulder pain with physical activity

A

carpel tunnel

46
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Flexor tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendon sheaths of what muscles?

deQuervain’s tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendon sheaths of what muscles?

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FT: flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus

dT: extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis brevis

47
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assc with triggering of the fingers

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Flexor Tenosynovitis

48
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What is thought to cause ganglion?

49
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Whats systemic conditions are assc with carpel tunnel?

A 
CHF
multiple myeloma
TB
pregancy
DM
RA
gout
Obesity
50
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What N is being compressed in carpal tunnel?

51
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Tx for carpel tunnel?

A

night splints, corticosteriod injections

surgery release only for pts with failed conservative therapy and sensory loss or thenar atrophy

52
Q

Painful OA involving carpometacarpal joint of the thumb can often be treated successfully with

53
Q

Lateral thigh pain that stops at the knee

A

trocanteric bursitis

54
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Diffuse lateral thigh pain (burning or numbness)

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Meralgia perasthetica (entrapment of lateral femoral cutaneous N)

55
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What structures compress the nerve in meralgia perasthetica (lat fem cut N)

A

inguinal ligament or psoas inserion

56
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What are common causes of Meralgia perasthetica

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pregnancy
obesity
DM

57
Q

Cystic swelling or discomfort behind the knee

A

Popliteal Cysts (Baker’s cyst)

58
Q

Swelling superficial to kneecap

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Prepatellar bursitis (Housemaid’s knee)

59
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pain (esp when climbing stairs), tenderness and swelling on medial side of knee

A

Anserine Bursitis

60
Q

What muscles insert on the pes anserinus

A

SGT pes anserinus

Sartorius
Gracilis
SemiTendinosis

61
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Pain/discomfort seeming to originate from the contact of the posterior surface of the patella with the femur

A

Patellar tendonitis

62
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What causes Patellar tendonitis

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frequent jumping

aka jumper’s knee

63
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Rubor, calor, dolor over patellar and adjacent tissue but non-tender

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septic prepatellar bursitis

64
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+ Thompson’s sign: squeeze gastromenius and foot does NOT plantar flex

A

achillies tendon rupture

65
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  1. diagnosis?
    Pain, swelling, and tenderness over Achilles tendon
  2. What intensifies this pain?
A

achillies tendonitis

dorsiflexion

66
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Follows chronic foot strain or improper footwear (cramped toes or pointed shoes)
+ Pain at MTP joints

A

Metatarsalgia

67
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Sesamoiditis is…

Damage to articular surface between sesamoids and __________ –> pain and inflammation

A

1st metatarsal head

68
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aching or burning that radiates from web to affected toes

A

morton’s neuroma

69
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flexion of PIP joint + tip of toe points downward

70
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Characteristic pain worse with first step in the morning

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plantar fascitis

71
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What is a bunionette? What is it assc with?

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prominence of metatarsal head; hammertoe

72
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What is cavus feet?

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high arches (hereditary)

73
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What is Morton’s Neuroma

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entrapment of interdigial plantar N in the web space between the 3rd and 4th toes

74
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Also assc with poliomyelitis, Friedreich’s ataxia, spina bifida

A

cavus feet

75
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Calcaneus is everted and out toeing is seen on ambulation

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flat feet (pes planus)

76
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Pain on the undersurface of heal with weight bearing

A

plantar fasciitis

77
Q

A tendon swelling behind the ankle with bulging on both sides of the tendon

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Achillies Bursitits

78
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Localized tenderness (without swelling) on the anteriomedial portion of the plantar surface of the calcaneus

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plantar fasciitis

79
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dorsiflexion will make the pain worse with

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plantar fasciitis and achillies tendonitis

achillies bursitis if passive

80
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What is the cause/pathophys of plantar fasciitis?

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repetitive microtrauma → tearing and stretching of the fibers of the plantar fascia and its narrow calcaneal attachment

81
Q

Loss of longitudinal arch on medial side of foot

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flat feet (pes planus)

82
Q

rupture of the tibilais tendon can cause this

83
Q

chronic irritation → neuroma in foot

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morton’s neuroma

84
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can lead to chondromalacia or OA in the foot

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seasmoiditis

85
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Diagnosis:
Non-restorative sleep pattern; tender points, widespread pain for > 3 mos, athralgias, burning and parathesias in extremeties, IBS, migraanes, medicanion sensitivities, depression/anxiety

A

fibromyalgia

86
Q

Neuroimaging in fibromyalgia pts shows

A

increased gray matter and dysfunction of hypocampus

87
Q

Causes of lumbar spinal stenosis

A 
Idiopathinc
Congenital (achondroplasia) 
Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavium or facet joint
Disk herniation 
Spondylolisthesis 
Scoliosis 
Pagets, ankylosing spondylitis
88
Q

noctournal pain

Unexplained weight loss

A

infection or cancer (in spine i guess)

89
Q 
Urinary retention 
Outflow incontinence 
Fecal incontinence
Bilateral or progressive motor deficit 
Saddle anesthesia
A

cauda equina

90
Q

Severe morning stiffness
Pain that improves with exercise not rest
Pain during 2nd half of night
Alternanting buttock pain

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Spondyloarthritis

91
Q

Fecal incontinence

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cauda equina

92
Q

Pain that improves with exercise not rest

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Spondyloarthritis

93
Q

Saddle anesthesia

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cauda equina

94
Q

Outflow incontinence

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cauda equina

95
Q

noctournal pain

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infection or cancer (in spine i guess)

96
Q

Severe morning stiffness

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Spondyloarthritis

97
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Alternanting buttock pain

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Spondyloarthritis

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