A 25-year-old man comes to the physician 8 hours after the onset of severe pain of his low back that radiates down his l

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A 25-year-old man comes to the physician 8 hours after the onset of severe pain of his low back that radiates down his l

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A 25-year-old man comes to the physician 8 hours after the onset of severe pain of his low back that radiates down his left leg He started a weight-lifting regimen earlier in the day during which he tried to lift a bar loaded with 91 kg (200 lb) from the ground to over his head. The pain began almost immediately after this attempt Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's pain?


A) A fracture of a lumbar vertebra
B) Rupture of the deltoid tendon
C) Rupture of anintervertebral disc
D) A tear in the sciatic nerve
E) A torn muscle in the low back
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