Red Flags in the Evaluation of Radicular Neck Pain

Red Flags in the Evaluation of Radicular Neck Pain 
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Number of Red Flags --> [calc value="score1=(Q1)" memo="number"] 
Recommendation --> [calc value="score2=(Q1);score2>0?'Directed immediate workup is required':'No red flags are present'" memo="suggestion"] 
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Reference:
[link url="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27175952" memo="#1"] Childress MA, Becker BA. Nonoperative Management of Cervical Radiculopathy. Am Fam Physician. 2016 May 1;93(9):746-54. [/conditional]