LOW BACK PAIN EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT 2026\2027
AT13-year-
oldTfemaleTcomplainsTofTaTgraduallyTworseningTlowTbackTpain.TSheTalsoThasTlowerTrightTquadrantTpainTtoTp
alpation.TThisTtypeTofTbackTpainTisTknownTas:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-Referred
YouThaveTbeenTcalledTtoTtheTsceneTofTaTpatientTwhoThadTaTsuddenTonsetTofTnon-
traumaticTlowTbackTpain.THeTshouldTbeTtransported:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-InTaTpositionTofTcomfort
ATcommonTcauseTofTbackTpainTinTpediatricTpatientsTis:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-HeavyTbackpacks
AssessmentTofTaTpatient'sTpainTisTaidedTbyTtheTuseTofTwhichTmnemonic?T-TCORRECTTANSWER-OPQRST
TheTcauseTofTbackTpainTforT85%TofTsufferersTis:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-Idiopathic
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTstatementsTaboutTbackTpainTisTaccurate?T-TCORRECTTANSWER-
ConventionalTandTalternativeTmedicineTtreatmentsTareTequallyTeffective
ATmaleTpatientTcallsTforTambulanceTtransportTafterTaTsuddenTonsetTofTlowTbackTpain.TWhichTofTtheTfollowi
ngTquestionsTcanTbestThelpTdetermineTifThisTpainTisTlifeTthreateningTorTnon-lifeTthreatening?T-
TCORRECTTANSWER-DoTyouThaveTanyTchestTpainTorTshortnessTofTbreath?
IfTyouTexperienceTaTbackTinjuryTonTtheTjob,TyourTbestTactionTisTto:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-
ReportTtheTinjuryTtoTyourTsupervisorTasTsoonTasTpossible
ATpatientTfallsTfromTaT15-
footT(4.6Tm)TladderTandTlandsTonTherTfeet.TSheTimmediatelyTbeginsTfeelingTthrobbingTandTsharpTpainTinTbo
thTheels.TBasedTonTtheTmechanismTofTinjury,TwhichTadditionalTinjuryTisTmostTlikely?T-TCORRECTTANSWER-
LumbarTspineTinjury
AND CORRECT 2026\2027
AT13-year-
oldTfemaleTcomplainsTofTaTgraduallyTworseningTlowTbackTpain.TSheTalsoThasTlowerTrightTquadrantTpainTtoTp
alpation.TThisTtypeTofTbackTpainTisTknownTas:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-Referred
YouThaveTbeenTcalledTtoTtheTsceneTofTaTpatientTwhoThadTaTsuddenTonsetTofTnon-
traumaticTlowTbackTpain.THeTshouldTbeTtransported:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-InTaTpositionTofTcomfort
ATcommonTcauseTofTbackTpainTinTpediatricTpatientsTis:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-HeavyTbackpacks
AssessmentTofTaTpatient'sTpainTisTaidedTbyTtheTuseTofTwhichTmnemonic?T-TCORRECTTANSWER-OPQRST
TheTcauseTofTbackTpainTforT85%TofTsufferersTis:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-Idiopathic
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTstatementsTaboutTbackTpainTisTaccurate?T-TCORRECTTANSWER-
ConventionalTandTalternativeTmedicineTtreatmentsTareTequallyTeffective
ATmaleTpatientTcallsTforTambulanceTtransportTafterTaTsuddenTonsetTofTlowTbackTpain.TWhichTofTtheTfollowi
ngTquestionsTcanTbestThelpTdetermineTifThisTpainTisTlifeTthreateningTorTnon-lifeTthreatening?T-
TCORRECTTANSWER-DoTyouThaveTanyTchestTpainTorTshortnessTofTbreath?
IfTyouTexperienceTaTbackTinjuryTonTtheTjob,TyourTbestTactionTisTto:T-TCORRECTTANSWER-
ReportTtheTinjuryTtoTyourTsupervisorTasTsoonTasTpossible
ATpatientTfallsTfromTaT15-
footT(4.6Tm)TladderTandTlandsTonTherTfeet.TSheTimmediatelyTbeginsTfeelingTthrobbingTandTsharpTpainTinTbo
thTheels.TBasedTonTtheTmechanismTofTinjury,TwhichTadditionalTinjuryTisTmostTlikely?T-TCORRECTTANSWER-
LumbarTspineTinjury