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0 - ArchivalUser - 08-22-2015
AA
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-22-2015
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0 - ArchivalUser - 08-22-2015
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0 - ArchivalUser - 08-22-2015
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0 - ArchivalUser - 08-23-2015
A, thank you for the question
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-24-2015
Answer is A
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2015
thanks
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-25-2015
AA
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-26-2015
thank you. waiting for next question
0 - ArchivalUser - 08-27-2015
6) A previously healthy 4 y/o male is brought to the ER by his parents a day after they noticed he was not using his left arm. There is no known injury to the arm. He appears comfortable but resists any attempt to move the affected arm bcos of pain. He holds the left upper extremity with the elbow flexed and the forearm in pronation. There is no evidence of injury. Radial pulses r normal sensation is full over the affected extremity. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management.
a) Notification of child services
b) Supination of the forearm with the elbow in slight flexion
c) X-ray of the left elbow & forearm & skeletal survey
d) X-ray of the left elbow & forearm only
e) Aspiration of the elbow joint for cytology