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Problem
13.1
A
40-year-old truck driver presents to clinic because of one week
of acute low back pain. Based upon the interview and a normal
physical examination, the physician decides to reassure the patient,
prescribe a nonnarcotic analgesic, and ask the patient to follow-up
in several weeks if the pain has not improved.
When asked
if there was anything else he wanted, the patient said, "No,
I guess not."
Two weeks
later, the patient returns with mild residual pain but does admit
to feeling dissatisfied with the care provided for his back pain.
Question
13.1
| What
is the most likely reason for the patient's dissatisfaction? |
 | Failure
to receive a back X-ray or other imaging procedure |
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Failure to receive a prescription for a narcotic analgesic |
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Failure to be provided an explanation for his back pain and
expected duration for improvement |
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Failure to be put on disability for his back pain |
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