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Viscerogenic Back Pain
- 1. Cancer
- 2. CV
- 3. Lower GI
- 4. Infections
- 5. Renal/urologic
- 6.Gynocologic
Cancer presenting as Viscerogenic Back Pain
- Primary bone tumors
- Prostate
- Testicular
- Pancreatic
- Colorectal
- Multiple myeloma
- Lymphoma
Cardiovascular presenting as Viscerogenic Back Pain
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- ----Asymptotic if just there
- ----If begins to dissect (burst) pain goes from 0 → quickly
- ----Not changed by change in position
- ----Not made worse by physical activity bc already pretty bad
- Endocarditis
- Myocarditis
- PVD
Renal/urologic
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Perinephritic abscess
- Nephrolithiasis
- ----Kidney stone
- ----Common misconception for LBP
- Urinary tract infection
Gastrointestinal (Lower GI)
- Small bowel obstruction
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Crohn’s disease
- Diverticular disease
- ----Divertiousos
- --------Outpitching of the intestine
- --------Asystematic
- ----Diverticulitis
- --------Inflammation of outpoutching
- --------Lower L or R quadrant severe pain that going into groin
- Appendicitis
- ----McBurnies point: Midpoint btwn ASIS and public symphysis on R
- ----N/V, change in B/B
- Pancreatitis
Gynecologic
- Uterine fibroids
- Ovarian cysts
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Rectocele/cystocele
- Pregnancy
Infectious
- Vertebral osteomyelitis
- Herpes zoster
- Potts disease
- Candidiasis
- Psoas abscess
- Increased HR, temp
- Was pt traveling in region where these infections were present
Non-NMS Back Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Fibromyalgia
- Psychogenic
- Cushing’s syndrome

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LE 3

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2016-06-12T01:16:55Z

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