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Question 8#

Chronic unremitting back pain suggests all of the following possibilities EXCEPT:

A. Infection
B. Malignancy (primary)
C. Spinal cord infarction
D. Metastatic disease

Correct Answer is C

Comment:

Back pain occurs in the majority of adults but is usually selflimited resolving in 1 to 2 weeks. Chronic unremitting back pain suggests the possibility of infection, malignancy, or metastatic disease.