Limb Pain
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Support us: Mastercard: 5106 2110 8086 3207 (ARMEN ASTVATSATRYAN) Limb pain may affect all or part of an extremity. Pain may be constant or intermittent, and unrelated to motion or precipitated by it. Accompanying symptoms and signs often suggest a source. The most common causes of pain in a limb are also readily apparent by history. Musculoskeletal injuries and overuse. This discussion covers extra-articular limb pain unrelated to injury or strain. Pain that is in only one joint or in multiple joints is discussed elsewhere. There are many causes (so called Causes of Nontraumatic Limb Pain) but the most common are the following: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT); Cellulitis. Radiculopathy; Uncommon but serious causes that require immediate diagnosis and treatment include: Acute arterial occlusion, Deep soft-tissue infection, Acute coronary ischemia (manifesting with only referred arm pain). In these topic Pathophysiology, Etiology, Evaluation, Treatment, Geriatrics Essentials and Key Points of Limb Pain are discussed. Video is on YouTube - https://youtu.be/2rnJdTCMxbU
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