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Table 2 Frequency of diagnostic tests performed for non-urgent LBP patients at the QEII HSC ED (n = 325)

From: Current management practices for patients presenting with low back pain to a large emergency department in Canada

Diagnostic test

Number (%)

Any laboratory test

73 (22.5)

Urinalysis

71 (21.9)

Bloodwork

30 (9.2)

Any Imaging

96 (29.5)

Plain radiograph

89 (27.4)

CT

15 (4.6)

MRI

2 (0.6)

Plain radiograph and CT

11 (3.4)

CT and MRI

1 (0.3)

Only MRI

1 (0.3)