Chapter episode- Allan is not happy about taking medications in order to feel comfortable. When the pain made it hard to walk, however, he knew something was wrong. He called his primary care provider. After a through exam, including x-rays and blood work an oral steroid was prescrbed. When the PCP called 3 days later to report his findings on the x-ray & blood work, he asked about the pain level.Alan reported that in a day his pain was gone. All the blood work was normal. However the x-rays showed some moderate to severe degenerative changes at the L4-L5 level, as well as possible spinal stenosis. Anterolisthesis also was revealed. Conservative treatment was discussed, including a steroidal injection, and a physical therapy appointment was made.
1. Using your medical dictionary, summarize the x-ray findings.
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Get Help Now!2. Because Allan does not like to take medications, what would you say to him about the oral and the injectable steroid? Identify the classification of these medications.
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