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Neck pain is a common complaint among patients. Emergency physicians need to be able to efficiently differentiate dangerous from more common and less dangerous etiologies of neck pain. Risk factors for neck pain will be briefly discussed. A wide differential diagnosis including structural and medical etiologies is contained in the chapter. Pertinent history and red flags that necessitate more intense evaluation are reviewed. Physical examination maneuvers are listed, and treatment options for various etiologies are briefly introduced.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Shands at University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Michael Seth Smith

  2. Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida Student Health Care Center, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Tom A. Starnes MD

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Bobby Desai

  2. Department of Community Health & Family Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Alpa Desai

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Smith, M.S., Starnes, T.A. (2017). Neck Pain. In: Desai, B., Desai, A. (eds) Primary Care for Emergency Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44360-7_7

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