[Expert Solution]: Case Scenario 3 Use the following case…

Case Scenario 3 Use the following case scenario to answer questions 7-11. A bus driver has experienced increasing frequency of low back pain of the last 10 years. Th patient states that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) help to relieve the symptoms, but there is always a nagging-type pain. The patient reports significant stiffness in the morning that dissipates by noon after exercising and walking. Pain is exacerbated with frequently lifting and bending activities, as well as sitting for prolonged periods of time. If the patient voices to you that they are concerned that their boss will fire them if they do not continue to work for the next 10 years, even though the seat they use is the cause of their problem, they are expressing what type of flag with which you should be concerned? Blue Flag Red Flag Black Flag Yellow Flag On visit 2 your patient reports to you that their boss called and wants them to return to work the very next day “or else”. The patient then report that they had a sudden onset of back pain the other day when lifting his 2 month old son. The patient describes this new pain as constant, unremitting at an intensity of 10/10 over the last 3 days and is now unresponsive to NSAIDs. The patient is now unable to work, but is able to drive to/from your clinic, which is 25 min from his home, unaided and you watch your patient lift his book bag off the floor to leave the appointment. There is no other history from your initial evaluation of other back-related problems in the past. The symptomatology is MOST LIKELY related to: Discal Dysfunction Neoplastic Disease Early Degenerative Osteoarthritis Secondary Gain