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Jean has no obvious gait or postural abnormalities.

T: 37.2
BP: 126/72
Skin: clear, no psoriasis
Nails: clear, no psoriasis
Neurological: intact
MSK:

  • Painful joints (stress pain right wrist)
  • Mild loss of lumbar lordosis (i.e, "straightening" of lumbar lordosis)
  • Finger floor = 15 cm (most young people are able to touch the floor without bending knees).

What might be included in differential diagnosis? Check off those that apply.

 Biomechanical back pain
Spondyloarthropathy
Disc protrusion
Referred pain:
GU
Gyn

next: lab & x-ray tests


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