Back pain resident survival guide: Difference between revisions
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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life-Threatening Causes=== | ===Life-Threatening Causes=== | ||
*[[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm]]* | |||
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]* | |||
*[[Aortic Dissection]]* | |||
*[[Arachnoiditis]]* | |||
*[[Chronic stable angina]]* | |||
*[[Epidural abscess]]* | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]* | |||
*[[Retroperitoneal hematoma]]* | |||
*[[Traumatic aortic rupture]]* | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== |
Revision as of 14:40, 23 July 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief:Hilda Mahmoudi M.D., M.P.H.[2]
Definition
Back pain is pain felt in the back that may originate from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine.