Which of the Following Is the Most Appropriate Diagnostic Imaging

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic imaging follow-up in a patient with history of chronic alcoholism, who has pain referred to the lower thoracic spine, and whose radiographs show punctate calcifications traversing the upper lumbar spine on AP radiographs of the abdomen?

• A) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
• B) Diagnostic ultrasonography
• C) Computed tomography
• D) Upper gastrointestinal barium study

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