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Develop a basic approach to low back pain and explain its common causes and its investigation and management.

Curriculum Block

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine
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  • Jake Gamble MF4 MSK

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Medical Expert
Curriculum Block
Part 4 Medical Foundation 4 Musculoskeletal Medicine
Curriculum Week
Part 4
Discipline
Neurology Orthopedics Rheumatology
General MCC Objectives
Management Skills
MCC Presentations
Oligoarthralgia (Pain in One to Four Joints)
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment 1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making
MeSH
Chronic Pain [C23.888.592.612.274] Pain Management [E02.745] Pain [C23.888.646]

Related Objectives

Parent Objective

Theme 4: Spinal pathologies; Weakness (transition to the neurology subunit)

Child Objectives

This objective has no child objectives.

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