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New severe back pain โ FY quick guide โ ๏ธ ๐ฆด
โ ๏ธ ๐ฆด New severe back pain
TIME-SENSITIVE โ assess severity and escalate if deteriorating.
๐ Recognise
Identify infection, cancer, neurological deficit, trauma, steroid use and vascular causes.
๐ First actions
Neurological exam, bladder/bowel history, analgesia and urgent imaging/referral for red flags.
๐งช Investigate / reassess
Consider cauda equina, epidural abscess, metastatic cord compression or AAA.
โ ๏ธ Escalation / pitfalls
Normal limb power does not exclude early spinal cord/cauda equina pathology.
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