Open AccessAcute back pain: A survey of primary health care physicians′ awareness and knowledge of "red flag" signs
Author(s) -
Khalid Alsaleh,
Abdullah Saleh Alluhaidan,
Yazeed Khalid Alsaran,
Hesham Saad Alrefayi,
Nizar Algarni,
Habib U Chaudhry,
Zahid Shakoor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of medicine and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1658-631X
pISSN - 2321-4856
DOI - 10.4103/1658-631x.170882
Subject(s) - medicine , flag (linear algebra) , back pain , vital signs , chest pain , low back pain , health care , affect (linguistics) , physical therapy , pediatrics , alternative medicine , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , pathology , pure mathematics , economics , algebra over a field , economic growth
The failure to detect "red flag" signs in patients presenting with acute low back pain can adversely affect the outcome of management. This can seriously affect the quality of life and productivity of the patient.