Mark Muscle was lifting furniture when he felt something "pop" in his lower back. Because of the intensity of the pain, he went to a walk-in clinic for evaluation. After examining him, the provider suspects that Mark may have injured a disk in his lumbar region. The provider sends Mark to the local ER for an MRI. What diagnosis(es) should be reported for this encounter?
A) back pain
B) disk injury
C) protruding lumbar disk
D) back pain and possible protruding lumbar disk injury
A
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