The aims of the article are to describe the pathophysiology, epidemiology, typical presentation, diagnostic features and red flag symptoms, presented in line with the RCGP curriculum topic guide. We have included guidance for GPs undertaking clinical assessments, including telephone appointments. This ...
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Red flag symptoms (Table 4) should alert the person taking the history to the possible presence of significant disease. Table 4. Red flags for musculoskeletal pain Age of onset <20 or >55 years Violent trauma (fracture) Unrelenting pain (not positional, increasing with time, day and ...
Red-flag signs and symptoms for earlier diagnosis of early-onset colorectal cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023;115(8):909-916. doi:10.1093/jnci/djad068 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 45. Frostberg E, Rahr HB. Clinical characteristics and a rising incidence of early-onset ...
Red flags to screen for malignancy and fracture in patients with low back pain: systematic review To review the evidence on diagnostic accuracy of red flag signs and symptoms to screen for fracture or malignancy in patients presenting with low back pain... A Downie,CM Williams,N Henschke,......
Community nurses are well placed to pick up on the 'red flag' symptoms of MSCC and ensure patients access prompt, timely investigations to minimise ... B Bowers - 《British Journal of Community Nursing》 被引量: 3发表: 2015年 Metastatic cancer mimicking mechanical low back pain: a case repo...
Suicidal Ideation Symptoms Some people with suicidal ideation say they feel: Empty or hopeless Guilty or shamed Trapped or out of options Severe mental or physical pain Like a burden to loved ones They might show outward signs of mental distress. For example, they could: ...
Poster 38: Unusual Cause of Back Pain in Pregnancy: A Case Report Important for further workup to include routine labs, repeated imaging, review of prior images, investigation for red flag symptoms, and repeated musculoskeletal and neurologic examination. Pain control is key for optimal therapy par...
Although we will still see many patients with unexplained symptoms, we should understand them simply as symptoms—not a diagnosis themselves. When are they significant to the clinician? The unexplained symptoms become red flags prompting us to look for an associated depressive or anxiety disorder2,6...
Evaluating the patient with low back pain Red flag symptoms should raise concerns regarding a possible sinister cause such as malignancy and more than one red flag mandates urgent further investigation.Maliha ShaikhAndrew J K Östör M Shaikh,AJK Östör,M Shaikh,... - 《Practitioner》 被...