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Recognition and time critical priorities
Malignant spinal cord compression overview
New objective motor weakness
New bowel or bladder dysfunction
Saddle anesthesia
Progressive severe back pain
Known cancer with back pain
No known cancer with red flag back pain
Thoracic pain or band like radicular pain
Pain worse at night or supine
Rapid progression over hours to days
Immediate stabilization priorities
Airway risk with high cervical involvement
Respiratory weakness
Weak cough
Hemodynamic instability
Sepsis physiology with alternative diagnosis
Hemorrhage physiology with alternative diagnosis
Spinal motion restriction when unstable spine suspected
Severe mechanical pain with movement
Deformity or step off
Early activation and parallel actions
Immediate MRI access pathway
Whole spine MRI preferred
Targeted MRI plus screening sequences when resource limited
Early neurosurgery or spine surgery consultation
Motor deficit present
Suspected mechanical instability
Early radiation oncology consultation
Confirmed epidural compression
Radiosensitive histology suspected
Early medical oncology or hematology involvement
New diagnosis suspected
Known malignancy with progression concern
Neurologic severity and monitoring
Neurologic status framework
Ambulation status
Independent ambulation
Assisted ambulation
Non ambulatory
Motor deficit grading
Proximal strength
Distal strength
Sensory level
Dermatomal sensory loss
Saddle anesthesia
Sphincter function
Urinary retention
Overflow incontinence
Fecal incontinence
Escalation triggers
If rapidly worsening weakness, immediate imaging and surgical review
If urinary retention, immediate bladder decompression and urgent imaging
If high cervical symptoms, escalate to monitored setting
Analgesia and supportive care
Pain and function stabilization
Multimodal analgesia
Opioid titration for severe pain
Neuropathic pain adjuncts
Bladder management
Post void residual assessment
Catheterization when retention present
Venous thromboembolism risk awareness
Immobility
Malignancy hypercoagulability
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