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2023 AAFP Guidelines for Back Pain Red Flags by Mohammed Alfahal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is 2023 AAFP Guidelines for Back Pain Red Flags about?
The document outlines red flags for lower back pain and radicular pain that indicate different levels of urgency for spinal referral. Emergency referrals are needed for suspected deteriorating spinal cord pathology or infection. Priority referrals within 2 weeks are needed for major motor loss or recent cancer history. Red flags are clinical guides to raise suspicion but are not diagnostic and their individual predictive strength is often unknown.
- Author
- Mohammed Alfahal
- Language
- EN