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| bgcolor=lightyellow |Is either number 1 or 2 present?
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1. Acute [[radiculopathy]] with any one of the following three findings:
1. Acute [[radiculopathy]] with any one of the following three findings:
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2. Rapid decline in muscle strength in a specific anatomic distribution (not generalized weakness, but weakness in the right leg for instance)||bgcolor=lightgray |Life threatening causes of back pain physician extender algorithm |Yes]]||bgcolor=mediumaquamarine |[[life threatening causes of back pain physician extender algorithm|No]]
2. Rapid decline in muscle strength in a specific anatomic distribution (not generalized weakness, but weakness in the right leg for instance)
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Revision as of 16:41, 30 July 2013

Is either number 1 or 2 present?

1. Acute radiculopathy with any one of the following three findings:

A. Urinary retention
OR
B. Saddle anesthesia (numbess of the buttocks and groin area)
OR
C. Bilateral neurological findings
OR

2. Rapid decline in muscle strength in a specific anatomic distribution (not generalized weakness, but weakness in the right leg for instance) |}


bgcolor=lightgray |Yes||bgcolor=lightgray|No