Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies -- American Family Physician
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www.aafp.org/afp AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 631 clues that may indicate the presence of a serious underlying disorder (Table 1). In determining the appropriate laboratory and imaging studies, the physician should follow the approach to low back pain given in an algorithm (Figure 1) prepared by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research).
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