Misdiagnosis of Pain

Diseases for which Pain may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Pain is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Insomnia
• Sinus tachycardia

Pain Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the following questions - ABDOMINAL PAIN, CHRONIC RECURRENT
• Ask the Following Questions - GIRDLE PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - PERINEUM PAIN
• Ask the following questions - ABDOMINAL PAIN, ACUTE
• Ask the following questions - BACK PAIN
• Ask the following questions - BREAST PAIN
• Ask the following questions - CHEST PAIN
• Ask the following questions - EXTREMITY PAIN, LOWER EXTREMITY
• Ask the following questions - EXTREMITY PAIN, UPPER EXTREMITY
• Ask the following questions - EYE PAIN
• Ask the following questions - FACE PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - FLANK PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - FOOT AND TOE PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - HEEL PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - HIP PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - JAW PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - JOINT PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - KNEE PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - LIP PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, GENERALIZED
• Differential Diagnosis - Low Back Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Chronic Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Abdominal Pain in Lower Quadrants
• Differential Diagnosis - Abdominal Pain in Upper Quadrants
• Differential Diagnosis - Abdominal Pain with Rebound Tenderness
• Differential Diagnosis - Breast Pain & Discharge
• Differential Diagnosis - Elbow Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Flank Pain/CVA Tenderness
• Differential Diagnosis - Jaw Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Knee Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Neck Stiffness/Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Pelvic Pain - Female
• Differential Diagnosis - Shoulder Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Wrist & Hand Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Ankle Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Chest Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Ear Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Rectal Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Testicular Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Toe Pain/Swelling
• Differential Diagnosis - Scrotal Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Otalgia (Ear Pain)
• Differential Diagnosis - Abdominal Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Back Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Chest Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Hip Pain
• Differential Diagnosis - Knee Pain
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FOOT, HEEL, AND TOE PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HYPOGASTRIC PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ABDOMINAL PAIN, GENERALIZED
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LOW BACK PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ARM PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - BREAST PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - CHEST PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ELBOW PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - EPIGASTRIC PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - EYE PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FACIAL PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FLANK PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - GROIN PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HAND AND FINGER PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HIP PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - JOINT PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LEFT LOWER QUADRANT PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LEFT UPPER QUADRANT PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LEG PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, GENERALIZED
• History and physical examination - Breast pain [Mastalgia]
• History and physical examination
  - Abdominal pain
• History and physical examination - Arm pain
• History and physical examination - Back pain
• History and physical examination - Chest pain
• History and physical examination - Eye pain
• History and physical examination - Flank pain
• History and physical examination - Jaw pain
• History and physical examination - Leg pain
• History and physical examination - Neck pain
• History and physical examination - Rectal pain
• History and physical examination - Throat pain
• Diagnosis - Pain disorder
• Diagnosis - Complex regional pain syndrome
• History and physical examination - Breast pain [Mastalgia]
• History and physical examination - Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia]
• History and physical examination - Abdominal pain
• History and physical examination - Arm pain
• History and physical examination - Back pain
• History and physical examination - Chest pain
• History and physical examination - Facial pain
• History and physical examination - Flank pain
• History and physical examination - Jaw pain
• History and physical examination - Leg Pain
• History and physical examination - Neck pain
• History and physical examination - Rectal pain
• History and physical examination - Throat pain
• History - Scrotal Pain
• History - Chest Pain, Atypical
• History - Chest Pain, Substernal
• History - Low Back Pain
• History - Monarticular Joint Pain
• History - Abdominal Pain
• History - Calf Pain
• History - Chronic Pelvic Pain
• History - Hip Pain
• History - Knee Pain
• History - Neck Pain
• History - Pleuritic Pain
• History - Shoulder Pain
• Differential Overview - Periarticular Pain
• Diagnostic Overview - Radicular Pain/Dysesthesias
• Differential Overview - Chronic/Recurrent Abdominal Pain
• Differential Overview - Pleuritic Chest Pain
• Differential Overview - Acute Nonpleuritic Chest Pain
• Differential Overview - Ear Pain/Discharge
• Differential Overview - Facial / Dental / Temporomandibular Pain
• Differential Overview - Low Back Pain
• Differential Overview - Scrotal Pain/Swelling
• Differential Overview - Acute Abdominal Pain
• Differential Overview - Acute Knee Pain
• Differential Overview - Ankle/Foot Pain
• Differential Overview - Elbow Pain
• Differential Overview - Eye Pain
• Differential Overview - Flank Pain
• Differential Overview - Hip Pain
• Differential Overview - Neck Pain
• Differential Overview - Rectal Pain
• Differential Overview - Shoulder Pain
• Differential Overview - Wrist/Hand Pain
• Diagnostic tests - Complex regional pain syndrome
• History - Abdominal pain
• History - Back pain
• History - Chest pain
• History - Eye pain
• History - Flank pain
• History - Jaw pain
• History - Neck pain
• History - Abdominal pain
• History - Arm pain
• History - Back pain
• History - Breast pain
• History - Chest pain
• History - Eye pain
• History - Facial pain
• History - Flank pain
• History - Jaw pain
• History - Leg pain
• History - Neck pain
• History - Rectal pain
• History - Throat pain
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis Acute Abdominal Pain - Abdominal Pain
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Back Pain
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Chest Pain
• History and physical examination - Breast pain [Mastalgia]
• History and physical examination - Eye pain [Ophthalmalgia]
• History and physical examination - Abdominal pain
• History and physical examination - Arm pain
• History and physical examination - Back pain
• History and physical examination - Chest pain
• History and physical examination - Flank pain
• History and physical examination - Jaw pain
• History and physical examination - Leg pain
• History and physical examination - Neck pain
• History and physical examination - Rectal pain
• History and physical examination - Throat pain
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FOOT, HEEL, AND TOE PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - Abdominal Pain, Generalized
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LOW BACK PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ARM PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - Breast Pain
• Approach to the Diagnosis - CHEST PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ELBOW PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - Epigastric Pain
• Approach to the Diagnosis - EYE PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FACIAL PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - FLANK PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - GROIN PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HAND AND FINGER PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HIP PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - JOINT PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - Left Lower Quadrant Pain
• Approach to the Diagnosis - Left Upper Quadrant Pain
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LEG PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, GENERALIZED
• Approach to the Diagnosis - NECK PAIN

Pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Common Misdiagnoses and Pain

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes.

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency or misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Torsion of testis: medical emergency - Torsion of the testis is a medical emergency which occurs in young boys of age group 5- 15 years of age. It is usually sudden in onset and is associated with severe pain, vomiting and groin pain. It must be differentiated from acute epididymo-orchitis which occurs in young adults characterised by moderate pain, fever and dysuria. Clinical examination will help in coming to a diagnosis.

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Pain:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Pain:

• $393,000 paid to family for medical malpractice
• Aches and pains are depressing
• Digestive system disorder is gaining awareness with it's increasing prevalence amongst children
• Failure to diagnose broken back leads to $2.5 million lawsuit victory
• Husband upset over woman's brain tumor being misdiagnosed as depression
• Iron storage disorder
• Long term NSAID use linked to serious gastrointestinal problems
• Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because of it's multitude of symptoms
• Lupus treatment has improved over the years
• Man suffers from misdiagnosed broken hip for 18 months
• Medical malpractice over neglected surgical instrument in patients' abdomen
• Misdiagnosis common for joint disease
• Paralysis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Surgeon sued for misdiagnosis
• Two women develop chronic Lyme disease because doctors were unable to diagnose their condition
• Undiagnosed endometriosis misdiagnosed as depression results in hysterectomy
• Young teens cancer misdiagnosed
• More news »

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Pain or confirming a diagnosis of Pain, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Pain may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Pain. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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