Category: Radiology
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Back Pain
Back pains are very common. It is one of the top 10 reason to see a doctor. Back pains can be mechanical such as herniated disc or can be inflammatory such as in Spondyloarthritis. Mechanical back pain improves with rest but becomes worse with activity. Inflammatory back pain becomes worse with rest and improves with…
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A 37 year old man presents with severe left flank pain
A 37 year old man presents with severe left flank pain with radiation into his left testicle. He says he has had no history of similar pain but does recall his father getting similar attacks over the years. He says he can not find a comfortable position and has been vomiting all day. On examination,…
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A 37 year old man presents with severe left flank pain
A 37 year old man presents with severe left flank pain with radiation into his left testicle [This is very classic for kidney stone. Most commonly it radiates into groin or testicle. It also can radiate into abdomen as well]. He says he has had no history of similar pain but does recall his father getting similar attacks over the…
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is recommended as it is the 13th most common cause of death in the United States. Screening is done by the use of ultrasound which is non-invasive. The most important issues based on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations here are: 1. Patients between the ages of 65 to…
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