Your 80-Year-Old Patient Complains of Pain Doing Daily Activities Such

question 16

Multiple Choice

Your 80-year-old patient complains of pain doing daily activities such as lifting or rising from a chair.She has a diagnosis of osteoporosis and is in therapy for the back pain.What diagnosis would you consider first?

• A) Compression fracture
• B) Spondylolisthesis
• C) Spinal stenosis
• D) Muscle sprain

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