Sciatica present physician extender algorithm: Difference between revisions
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| bgcolor=lightyellow |Is either number 1 or 2 present? | | bgcolor=lightyellow |Is either number 1 or 2 present?||bgcolor=lightgray |[[Life threatening causes of back pain physician extender algorithm |Yes]]||bgcolor=lightgray|[[life threatening causes of back pain physician extender algorithm|No]] | ||
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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) | 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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| Is either number 1 or 2 present? | Yes | No |
1. Acute radiculopathy with any one of the following three findings:
- 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)