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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | |||
*[[Acute myocardial infarction]] | |||
*[[Aortic dissection]]<ref name="pmid22692486">{{cite journal| author=Somasamudra P, Smith E, Tandan R| title=Aortic dissection presenting as pleural effusion. | journal=BMJ Case Rep | year= 2011 | volume= 2011 | issue= | pages= | pmid=22692486 | doi=10.1136/bcr.03.2011.3956 | pmc=PMC3118903 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22692486 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]<ref name="pmid22154162">{{cite journal| author=Zanobetti M, Bigiarini S, Coppa A, Conti A, Innocenti F, Pini R| title=Usefulness of chest ultrasonography in detecting pulmonary embolism in patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal failure: a case report. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2012 | volume= 30 | issue= 8 | pages= 1665.e1-3 | pmid=22154162 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2011.09.021 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22154162 }} </ref> | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
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Overview
Interscapular pain is pain localized in the interscapular area between the shoulder blades. The most common causes of interscapular pain are due to secondary disease conditons. Primary causes of interscapular pain are rare.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ Somasamudra P, Smith E, Tandan R (2011). "Aortic dissection presenting as pleural effusion". BMJ Case Rep. 2011. doi:10.1136/bcr.03.2011.3956. PMC 3118903. PMID 22692486.
- ↑ Zanobetti M, Bigiarini S, Coppa A, Conti A, Innocenti F, Pini R (2012). "Usefulness of chest ultrasonography in detecting pulmonary embolism in patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal failure: a case report". Am J Emerg Med. 30 (8): 1665.e1–3. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2011.09.021. PMID 22154162.