After completing this week’s Practicum Experience, reflect on a patient who presented with musculoskeletal disorders or pain. Describe the patient’s primary diagnosis, 3 differential diagnosis, drug therapy, treatments, follow-up care, and reflection note.
Patient CC: Lower back pain after transferring a patient from the bed to the wheelchair, rated pain level as 7/10,
Primary Dx: Muscle sprain:
Differential Dx: Sciatica, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Herniated Disc, Osteoarthritis
Pick from above 3 differential diagnoses