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Red Flags Flashcards

1
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These 6 indicators are risk factors for fracture

A
  1. (Old) Age
  2. Osteoporosis
  3. Major Trauma
  4. Steroid Use
  5. Thoracic Pain
  6. Female Gender
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Minor Trauma accompanied with these 3 risk factors should be red flag for fracture

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  1. (Old) Age
  2. Osteoporosis
  3. Steroid Use
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3
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No presence of leg pain with low back or thoracic pain could indicate…

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Fracture

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Extreme pain behavior

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Fracture

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5
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Trouble getting on or off the table

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Fracture

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Fever, chills, sweating, and new pain with unexplained weight loss

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Cancer

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Fever, chills, sweating and new pain with a history of cancer

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Cancer (very concerned)

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Constitutional symptoms with unrelenting pain

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Cancer

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Fever, chills, sweating, with sudden UE or LE pain OR neurological deficit and new or progressively worsening pain

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Infection - immediate investigation warranted.

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Severe radiating UE or LE pain with 4/5 or > motor loss

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Radiculopathy with progressive motor loss

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IV Drug use with fever, chills, rigors, sweating

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Infection - immediate investigation warranted.

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Recent infection with fever, chills, rigors, sweating

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Infection - immediate investigation warranted.

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Sudden onset severe neck pain with use of anticoagulant and/or bleeding diagnosis AND localized pain on percussion

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Spinal sub/epidural hematoma

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Upper motor neuron signs - upgoing toes, hyperreflexia AND ataxia AND/OR difficulty with hands

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Myelopathy - damage to spinal cord

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Upper motor neuron signs - Myelopathy (Very concerned)

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Upper motor neuron signs AND bladder difficulty

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Sudden onset severe neck pain unprovoked with no reproduction on exam

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Cervical artery dissection

17
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Sudden onset severe neck pain unprovoked with no reproduction on exam - Cervical Artery Dissection (very concerned)

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AND no position of relief on history

18
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No improvement after 1 month of quality care (ruling out perpetuating factors) with any of other red flags

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Cancer

19
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Age >50 or <20 with any other red flags

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Cancer or Infection

20
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New or recent bowel incontinence AND bladder retention

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Cauda Equina Syndrome - immediate investigation warranted.

21
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New or recent bowel incontinence and/or bladder retention - Cauda Equina Syndrome (Very Concerned)

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Widespread (>1 nerve root) progressive motor loss

22
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Sudden onset severe back pain unprovoked with no reproduction on exam

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Aortic Dissection - immediate investigation warranted.

23
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Sudden onset severe back pain unprovoked with no reproduction on exam - Aortic Dissection (very concerned)

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No position of relief on history

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