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When You Assess the Lower Back of an Elderly Patient

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When you assess the lower back of an elderly patient who fell, he grimaces and tells you that it hurts when you palpate the injury site. You should recognize which one of the following conditions?


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Energy Levels

Quantized states of an electron in an atom or molecule, characterized by specific amounts of energy and determinable by quantum mechanics.

Secondary Consumer

Organisms, typically carnivores or omnivores, that obtain energy by consuming primary consumers in an ecosystem's food chain.

Tertiary Consumer

An organism that typically occupies the fourth trophic level in a food web, primarily consuming secondary consumers.

Carnivore

Consumer in a food chain that eats other animals.

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