NHSC.FergusonNHSBSCNHSMPhilNHSSusanNHSMorisonNHSBScNHSCormacNHSG.RyanNHSPhDNHSWileyMusculoskeletal CareFerguson, F. C., Morison, S. and Ryan, C.G. (2015) Physiotherapists' understanding of red flags for back pain, Musculoskeletal Care, 13, pp. 42-50....
Red Flags for Low Back Pain Are Not Always Really Red: A Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical Utility of Commonly Used Screening Questions for Low Back Pain Low back pain has a high prevalence and morbidity, and is a source of substantial health-care spending. Numerous published guidelines sup...
Before we get to the images, there are indeed multiple red flags here. First, the duration of the pain: pain of a presumed biliary origin that lasts more than six hours is cholecystitis until proven otherwise, so formal imaging is indicated here (see the EM 1-minute consult on cholecystitis...
Red flagsOrthopaedicsPurposeTo assess whether being under the age of 20 is a significant 'red flag' in the presentation of first time low back pain.MethodRetrospective case note analysis of patients under 20 years of age, referred into a secondary care service with pain (not deformity) over a...