A 45-year-old woman with longstanding low back pain was discharged from your ED the previous day by a junior doctor with a diagnosis of malingering. She returns with sudden severe lower back pain radiating down both legs and urinary incontinence in the department.
List six features suggesting cauda equina syndrome.
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Name the essential test to assist assessment of suspected cauda equina syndrome.
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You discover the junior doctor did not examine the patient, wrote no notes, and was heard telling her there was nothing wrong and she should not have come to ED again. As supervisor, outline how you would approach this situation.
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Outline the four most important immediate treatment and disposition steps.
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