The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who has presented with complaints of back pain. What would be the most appropriate diagnostic test to detect degenerative disk or disk protrusions?
A) Myelogram
B) Bone scan
C) Epidural venogram
D) Electromyogram
Ans: A
Feedback: The most appropriate diagnostic test to detect degenerative disk or disk protrusions is the myelogram. A bone scan is used to disclose infections, tumors, and bone marrow abnormalities. An electromyogram is used to evaluate spinal nerve root disorders (radiculopathies). Epidural venography is a simple and safe procedure for the diagnosis of herniated intervertebral disk and other disease of the epidural space.
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