The patient has musculoskeletal pain

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  • MSK pain can have multiple causes.
  • Start by R/O life threatening causes.
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Life Threatening Causes

Choose on the following choices

Choice 1:

The pain is characterized by one or more of the following consistent with a life threatening spinal fracture:

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Click here if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 1

Choice 2:

The patient underwent an X-ray that was normal, which ruled out spinal fracture.

Click here if the patient's symptoms and history belong to choice 2