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===[[The patient has pain related to the spinal cord and spinal roots|Click here if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 2]]===
===Click [[The patient has pain related to the spinal cord and spinal roots|here]] if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 2===


===Choice 3:===
===Choice 3:===

Revision as of 16:49, 24 July 2013

Take a detailed history and physical exam in order to categorize the back pain into either musculoskeletal, spinal cord, nerve roots or referred pain.

Choose one of the following choices

Choice 1:

The pain is characterized by one or more of the following:

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Click here if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 1

Choice 2:

The pain is characterized by one or more of the following:

  • ...

Click here if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 2

Choice 3:

The pain is characterized by one or more of the following:

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Click here if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 3