During a Routine Health Maintenance Examination, the Provider Auscultates a Cervical/carotid

question 1

Multiple Choice

During a routine health maintenance examination, the provider auscultates a cervical/carotid bruit. The patient denies syncope, weakness, or headache. What will the provider do, based on this finding?

• A) Order a carotid duplex ultrasound (US).
• B) Order catheter-based angiography.
• C) Refer the patient to a neurosurgeon.
• D) Schedule a computed tomography angiography (CTA).

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