Tuesday, 15 November 2011

RADIATING PAIN

ONE OF MY LADY PATIENT AGED 45 YEARS CAME TO ME AND WAS COMPLAINING OF RADIATING PAIN FROM BACK (FROM 5-6 VERTEBRAE) TO EXACTLY FRONT SINCE 6 MONTHS.PAIN IS ALWAYS THERE, NOT AT ALL ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CHANGE IN WEATHER OR EXTERNOUS EXERCISE.
I THOUGHT OF GALL STONE , SO RECOMMEND HER FOR USG. I WAS SURPRISED HER USG WAS NORMAL NOTHING WAS THERE.HER X-RAY IS NORMAL. THEN I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SOME MUSCULAR PAIN, BUT THE HISTORY WAS NOT REVEALING SUCH CAUSE. IN SHORT I AM NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE HER. ALL HER BLOOD INVESTIGATIONS ARE NORMAL. THEN I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM SOME PHYSCO DISORDER, I GAVE HER THE RELEVANT DRUGS, BUT SHE DIDN'T RESPOND. THEN I START GIVING HER SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT AND SHE IS RESPONDING AT VERY VERY SLOW RATE.
PLEASE HELP ME IN DIAGNOSING THIS CASE.......
 

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