During an examination,the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notes that the patient has lateral tilting.When his leg is raised straight up,he complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg.The nurse suspects:

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Lateral tilting and sciatic pain with straight leg raising are findings that occur with a herniated nucleus pulposus.

During an Examination,the Nurse Asks a Patient to Bend Forward