Level 3: Back Pain – Chief Complaint: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What questions will comprise your initial history?

Experts’ DDX:

  1. Musculoskeletal strain
  2. Herniated disc
  3. Sciatica
  4. Compression fracture
  5. Metastatic disease
  6. Ankylosing spondylitis
  7. Degenerative spine disease
  8. Lumbar stenosis
  9. Infectious process
    1. Epidural abscess
    2. Diskitis