Sam Is a 25-Year-Old Who Has Been Diagnosed with Low

question 11

Multiple Choice

Sam is a 25-year-old who has been diagnosed with low back strain based on his history of localized low back pain and muscle spasm along with a normal neurological examination.As the clinician, you explain to Sam that low back pain is a diagnosis of exclusion.Which of the following symptoms would alert the clinician to the more serious finding of a herniated nucleus pulposus or ruptured disc?

• A)Morning stiffness and limited mobility of the lumbar spine
• B)Unilateral radicular pain symptoms that extend below the knee and are equal to or greater than the back pain
• C)Fever, chills, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• D)Pathologic fractures, severe night pain, weight loss, and fatigue

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