Back Pain

Published: Feb. 5, 2017, 10 a.m.

Step 1: Identify Classic Red Flags for Can\u2019t Miss Diagnoses Aortic Dissection and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Age >50 Hypertension \u201cRipping\u201d or \u201cTearing\u201d pain Absent pulses in lower extremities Spinal Infections Fever Immunocompromized HIV Diabetes mellitus Transplant patients Spinal cord compression (especially cauda equina) Urinary retention Consider obtaining post-void residual Saddle anesthesia Fecal incontinence/decreased rectal [\u2026]