title: Low back pain. Evaluation and treatment in the emergency department setting.
abstract: The author outlines the most common clinical syndromes causing back pain, including degenerative disc disease, disc herniation syndrome, and cauda equina syndrome. Also discussed are specific guidelines regarding the need for immediate orthopedic and neurosurgical consultation or admission to the hospital.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002420:Cauda Equina; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome