Take a deeper dive into our peer-reviewed emergency medicine content with the EMplify podcast. Join hosts Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD for educational, conversational reviews of current evidence guaranteed to help you make your best clinical decisions. Each high-yield episode gives you practical, time-tested guidance from practicing emergency medicine clinicians and subject-matter experts. Listen and learn!
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Take a deeper dive into our peer-reviewed emergency medicine content with the EMplify podcast. Join hosts Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD for educational, conversational reviews of current evidence guaranteed to help you make your best clinical decisions. Each high-yield episode gives you practical, time-tested guidance from practicing emergency medicine clinicians and subject-matter experts. Listen and learn!
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the November 2024 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Low Back Pain: A Review of Current Evidence* Prevalence and Importance of Back Pain in the ED* Differential Diagnosis and Serious Pathologies* Patient Expectations and Management Strategies* Missed Serious Pathologies and Their Implications* Conflicting Evidence and Treatment Protocols* Pathologies Causing Low Back Pain* Mechanical and Infectious Causes* Red Flags and Risk Factors* Pre-Hospital Care and EMS Considerations* History and Physical Examination* Laboratory Testing and Inflammatory Markers* Introduction to Imaging in Back Pain* Common Findings in Imaging* Choosing Wisely Campaign and Imaging Guidelines* Patient Expectations and Imaging* CT and MRI: When and Why* Ultrasound in Back Pain Diagnosis* Treatment Options for Back Pain* NSAIDs and Other Pharmacologic Treatments* Non-Pharmacologic Management* Risk Management and PitfallsEmergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net
EMplify by EB Medicine
Take a deeper dive into our peer-reviewed emergency medicine content with the EMplify podcast. Join hosts Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD for educational, conversational reviews of current evidence guaranteed to help you make your best clinical decisions. Each high-yield episode gives you practical, time-tested guidance from practicing emergency medicine clinicians and subject-matter experts. Listen and learn!
