CRACKCast E054 - MSK Back Pain

This episode covers Chapter 54 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.  1) Describe the myotomes and dermatomes L3-S1 2) List 4 Red Flag Diagnoses with associated RFs, Hx, PEX findings 3) Describe SLR, crossed-SLR, flip-test, reverse SLR and their implications 4) List 5 indications for Xray in low back pain 5) Discuss the discrimination of functional from organic back pain 6) Describe the management of: a. Fracture b. Cauda Equina Syndrome c. Spinal Infection d. Vertebral Malignancy e. Simple Radiculopathy 7) List 8 DDx for Thoracic back pain Wisecracks: Backpain treatment cocktails? When to order the CT scan? How to estimate the amount of post-void residual volume with ultrasound?