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

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

To make the transition from the PER worksheet to building a conceptual model, program planners need to identify the big concepts that serve as ____.?

A) model anchors B) behavioral ideals C) cognitive patterns D) sequence templates

Health Professions

The largest vessels in the neck are usually the _________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health Professions

Since the tidal volume (VT) control is not available when using pressure-controlled ventilation, an estimated VT can be calculated by multiplying the inspiratory time (I time) and ____.

A. PIP B. I:E Ratio C. flow rate D. FIO2

Health Professions

All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to the tracheal mucosa EXCEPT

A. maintaining cuff pressures between 20 and 25 mm Hg. B. using the minimal leak technique for inflation. C. using a low-residual-volume, low-compliance cuff. D. monitoring intracuff pressures.

Health Professions