The patient has pain radiating down the leg from a herniated disk. This will be documented in the medical records as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
sciatica
Sciatica occurs when the disk is compressed and presses on the neural canal. This can lead to pain radiating down the leg from the lower back.
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A. Depo-Provera B. Lunelle C. Implanon D. Seasonale
The medical term for abnormal (excessive) muscle growth is:
A) hypertrophy B) atrophy C) bradykinesia D) dyskinesia
Inflammation of the lungs caused by chronic inhalation of fine particles, which leads to the formation of a fibrotic tissue around the alveoli and reduces their ability to stretch with incoming air, is:
A) pneumonia B) rhinomycosis C) pneumoconiosis D) tuberculosis
In a(n)____________________ delivery, the doctor lifts the baby out of the woman's body through an incision made in the lower abdomen and uterus
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word