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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain That Radiates To The Abdomen
Question: I have severe middle back pain witch radiates to my abdomen.
Brief Answer:
Can be a serious problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Male/61 - severe middle back pain - radiates to abdomen...
This can be due to the following reasons:
Prolapsed inter-vertebral disc causing compression over the spinal cord or nerve roots causing the pain in abdomen
Shingles can present the same way.
Another possibility is you have intra-abdominal problem but feeling that the pain is coming from back to abdomen. These are
- Gastric ulcer on the posterior wall
- Pancreatitis
- Any disease of the posterior abdominal wall like dissecting abdominal aneurysm
- Rarely acute cardiac problems.
Hence I would advise you the following:
Rush to ER or the nearest hospital.
Get admitted for
Clinical evaluation, examination and urgent investigations
Ultrasound of abdomen- MRI of the spine and Pancreas and posterior abdominal wall
Tests of blood: Amylase, lipase, CBC, liver function tests and other relevant tests.
EKG
These will help to get an early and proper diagnosis and management.
I hope this answer helps you.
Can be a serious problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Male/61 - severe middle back pain - radiates to abdomen...
This can be due to the following reasons:
Prolapsed inter-vertebral disc causing compression over the spinal cord or nerve roots causing the pain in abdomen
Shingles can present the same way.
Another possibility is you have intra-abdominal problem but feeling that the pain is coming from back to abdomen. These are
- Gastric ulcer on the posterior wall
- Pancreatitis
- Any disease of the posterior abdominal wall like dissecting abdominal aneurysm
- Rarely acute cardiac problems.
Hence I would advise you the following:
Rush to ER or the nearest hospital.
Get admitted for
Clinical evaluation, examination and urgent investigations
Ultrasound of abdomen- MRI of the spine and Pancreas and posterior abdominal wall
Tests of blood: Amylase, lipase, CBC, liver function tests and other relevant tests.
EKG
These will help to get an early and proper diagnosis and management.
I hope this answer helps you.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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