differential diagnosis
White Patches - When to Refer + Diagnoses ORAL...
Are you confident in diagnosing white patches? Which white patches need an URGENT referral? How do you tell the difference between lichen planus, lichenoid reactions, and other common lesions? Dr. Amanda...
Cervical Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy Symptoms,...
Cervical disc herniation occurs most frequently at the C6–C7 level, but it may also occur at C5–C6. Patients typically present with neck pain due to nerve root irritation, with pain radiating...
Low Back Pain Explained: Causes, Treatment, and...
Instructions and education for patients with low back pain. About 85% of people will experience low back pain during their lifetime. It is very common, occurring equally in males and females. It affects...
Sciatica and Lumbar Disc Herniation Causes Symptoms...
How about a disc herniation? What is a disc? What is the function of a disc, and how does the disc herniate? This video shows the answers to these questions.
Tingling Fingers at Night? It Might Be More Than...
Can a patient self-diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common type of nerve compression. According to some studies, it affects between 1% and 10% of the population. Repetitive...
Hip or Spine Pain? Understanding the Real Source...
Is it hip pain or spine pain? A diagnostic dilemma. Hip and spine pathologies often present with overlapping symptoms, making diagnosis and treatment difficult and challenging.
Is Your Sciatica Really a Disc Problem or Piriformis...
Sciatica pain usually affects one side of the body. It is often referred to as lumbar radiculopathy or “true sciatica.” However, sciatica is not a diagnosis—it is a symptom of an underlying...
Sciatica Impersonators
A lumbar disc herniation is the most common cause of lumbar radiculopathy, which is pain radiating from the lower back into the lower extremity. However, there are many other pathologies that can present...
Sciatica or Pinched Nerve? How to Tell the Difference
Pain radiating to the lower extremity can result from disc herniation, lumbar radiculopathy, or sciatica. However, numerous other conditions can mimic the symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy, leading to...
Is it the Hip or the Spine Causing Pain?
Is it the hip or the spine causing pain? It may be difficult for the treating physician to determine if patient's symptoms comes from the hip or comes from the spine, or is coming from both.
Can Scapular Pain Come From the Neck?
Neck pain or shoulder pain, can we differentiate the pain? This video explains the key elements in the diagnostic process.
Peripheral Neuropathy or Sciatica
Pain shooting down one leg that is worse by walking comes from lumbar stenosis, disc herniation and lumbar radiculopathy. Many pathologies can mimic the symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy resulting in similar...
Sore Throat
In this video Dan Hurley, M.D. explains key features about sore throat. Learning objectives include classification and differential diagnosis for sore throat with strategy for assessing this condition,...
Acute Headache
Tutorial video about acute headaches. Learning objectives include epidemiology and prevalence of headaches, history taking and types of headaches, differential diagnosis, management and emergency situations.
Orthopedic Oncology Course - Unknown Test Cases...
This first unknown test cases lecture is a review of various unknown clinical cases. It discusses the clinical, radiographic, and pathological correlation of musculoskeletal tumors cases. This video should...