red flags categories Flashcards
Blood in sputum
Category I
Loss of consciousness or altered mental status
Category I
Neurological deficit not explained by monoradiculopathy
Category I
Numbness or paresthesia in the perianal region
Category I
Patterns of symptoms not compatible with mechanical pain
Category I
Progressive neurological deficit
Category I
Pulsatile abdominal masses
Category I
Age > 50
Category II
Clonus
Category II
Fever
Category II
Elevated sedimentation rate
Category II
Gait deficits
Category II
Hx of disorder with predilection for infection or hemorrhage
Category II
Hx of metabolic bone disorder
Category II
Hx of cancer
Category II
Impairment precipitated by recent trauma
Category II
Long term corticosteroid use
Category II
Long term worker’s compensation
Category II
Nonhealing sores or wounds
Category II
Recent Hx of unexplained weight loss
Category II
Writhing pain
Category II
Abnormal reflexes
Category III
Bilateral or unilateral radiculopathy or paresthesia
Category III
Unexplained referred pain
Category III
Unexplained significant UE or LE weakness
Category III
Category I
Factors that require immediate medical attention
Category II
Factors that require subjective questioning and precautionary exam and treatment procedures
Category III
Factors that require further physical testing and differentiation analysis
