A Patient Presents at the Physician's Office with a Complaint

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient presents at the physician's office with a complaint of severe, aching pain in her right leg. An examination of the patient's lower body reveals that the right ankle is badly bruised and severely swollen. The patient states that she fell 2 days ago and "sprained" her ankle but did not seek medical attention at that time. She has been mostly either sitting or lying down since the accident. Her leg pain and swelling could be due to:
1) Her sprained ankle.
2) Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in her right leg.
3) A side effect from the bruising.
4) Early chronic bronchitis.

• A)1 and 2
• B)3 and 4
• C)2, 3, and 4
• D)1, 2, and 3

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