A Patient Enters the ED with a Possible AC Joint

question 41

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the ED with a possible AC joint separation.The patient is paraplegic; therefore, the study cannot be done erect.Which of the following routines would be performed to diagnose this condition?

• A)Non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing types of projections performed with the patient recumbent by pulling down on the shoulders
• B)Recumbent AP and AP axial projection of the clavicles to include AC joints
• C)AP projections of shoulders with external and internal rotation performed recumbent
• D)AP and AP apical oblique projection of the shoulder performed recumbent

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