A nurse is caring for a patient who has been hospitalized with complaints of low back pain. The patient is scheduled for diagnostic testing in the morning. What is a diagnostic test for low back pain?

A) Electroencephalogram
B) Arteriogram
C) ABG
D) Ultrasound


Ans: D
Feedback: An ultrasound is one diagnostic test that can be used performed on patients experiencing low back pain.

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