A Patient Is Admitted with Possible Head and Spinal Cord

question 47

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with possible head and spinal cord injuries sustained after falling from a ladder. The diagnostic test that will identify the type and extent of injuries for this patient would be which of the following?

• A)magnetic resonance imaging
• B)cervical spine x-rays
• C)spinal cord x-rays
• D)cerebral angiogram

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