Back pain resident survival guide: Difference between revisions
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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life-Threatening Causes=== | ===Life-Threatening Causes=== | ||
*[[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm]] | *[[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm]] | ||
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]] | *[[Adrenal hemorrhage]] | ||
*[[Aortic Dissection]] | *[[Aortic Dissection]] | ||
*[[Arachnoiditis]] | *[[Arachnoiditis]] | ||
*[[Chronic stable angina]] | *[[Chronic stable angina]] | ||
*[[Epidural abscess]] | *[[Epidural abscess]] | ||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | *[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
*[[Retroperitoneal hematoma]] | *[[Retroperitoneal hematoma]] | ||
*[[Traumatic aortic rupture]] | *[[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.