sarika
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A previously healthy 47-year-old nulliparous
woman is brought to
the emergency department by ambulance because of acute
low back pain
radiating to the right posterior leg for 2 hours. The
pain began when
she bent over at work to retrieve a file from the
lowest drawer of a
filing cabinet. She does not smoke cigarettes or
drink alcohol.
Examination shows right paraspinous muscle spasm and
pain in the lower back with
right straight-leg raising at 30 degrees. She says
that she plans to
file a claim for a work-related injury. Which of the
following findings
is the strongest risk factor for a prolonged episode
of pain in this
patient?
A
) Arrival for care in an ambulance
B
) Claim that pain is work-related
C
) Gender
D
) Nulliparity
E
) Positive straight-leg raising test
F
) Radiation of the pain into the posterior lower
extremity
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| anjushree
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?B
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| Chrales
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B too
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| nadiabarati
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F
it means she has a herniated disk so it's gonna be a prolonged pain?!
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| wywywy2006
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Why does she have disc hernia ?
I think it is due to osteoporosis. She is 47...
So, gender is the strongest risk factor ....
It's a strange question.
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| dr in trouble
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| coolmavs
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| gr8doc
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